(3:30AM UPDATE)
I haven’t seen any reports of freezing drizzle from overnight. The snow won’t kick in until after morning drive in Indy. The National Weather Service is delaying the start of the Advisory until Noon. Otherwise: the forecast seems to be holding.
One step forward…and a couple of snowy steps back. Today’s highs were as warm as they’ve been since the first day of February as central Indiana finally got above freezing.
That’s the peak, at least until next week. The thickening clouds of Thursday afternoon signify the arrival of more moisture. Indy hasn’t dealt with a messy rush hour this week, but it could be slippery first thing tomorrow morning.There is a chance of freezing drizzle overnight and a Winter Weather Advisory for snow kicks in at 7am Friday.
The Advisory covers that area of the state from around Terre Haute to Greenwood to Shelbyville southward. Those locations could see as much as three inches of snow accumulate by sunset. The center of the storm will move out of Missouri in the morning to around Lexington Kentucky by evening.
There could be a very sharp cutoff in totals to the north. About an inch or two of snow is likely through the Indy Metro Area, with around an inch by the time you are up to Lebanon, Noblesville, and Zionsville. Expect less than an inch in Lafayette and Muncie, and around an inch in Richmond.
Snow pauses briefly before returning Saturday afternoon and evening, with another 1-2 inches possible across all of central Indiana. That could be the last accumulating snow for at least a week. Highs should shoot into the 40s and 50s starting Monday, with some 60s possible by Saturday.
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