More Winter Rain this morning, par for the course around here this year. The showers may be finished before you finish your trip into work. Some drizzle is possible for awhile. The wind is going to kick a little today, with southwest breezes up to 30 mph.
You remember snow, right? If you want a reminder, head to the mountains. West Virginia and Virginia slipped and slid through snow and ice yesterday, as a storm turned the Blue Ridge to white. As warm as it was here January (5.6 degrees above average) it was even warmER in the northern Plains. I just read that Fergus Falls, Minn., averaged 11 degrees above normal. Many other places in North Dakota and Minnesota have similar stories, but I just wanted to type “Fergus Falls.”
Now: from Fergus Falls to rainfall. Even though we have less than half our usual snow so far, we are almost dead-on for normal precipitation amount. All the aforementioned Winter Rain has pushed the year to date precip total to 4.24 inches, and the average is 4.29. It should be dry in Metro Indy tonight and Wednesday, before rain chances return Thursday, and rain/snow chances by later Friday.
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INDY ALMANAC:
The average high today is 42, and the average low is 26. Records are 68 and -4. Sunrise is at 7:30, and sunset, which we might see, is 6:28.
DETAILED INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST:
Today: Periods of morning showers and drizzle. Mostly cloudy this afternoon. High 48. SW breezes up to 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly to partly cloudy. Low 34.
Wednesday: Partly sunny. High 51.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low 41.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a slight chance of rain. High 57.
Thursday Night: Chance of rain. Low 36.
Friday: Chance of rain, then snow showers. Breezy and cooler. High 43.
Friday Night: Chance of snow showers. Low 27.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 38.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 28.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 48.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low 35.
Monday: Chance of rain. High 46.
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