If it was Christmas the average snow cover around the country would be 33%. This year – in the week before Thanksgiving – it has exceeded 50%. Here is more continuing coverage. Of the continuing snow coverage.
No snow soon around here, but there is still a chance of a little freezing rain overnight tonight into early Saturday. Advisories are in place from the northwest Indiana Region back to the northwest.
PAUL’S POP QUIZ:
Spot the Lake Effect?
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 823 PM CST WED NOV 19 2014 /923 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014/ ...INCREDIBLE DURATION OF EARLY SEASON SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES... RECORD STREAK FOR NOVEMBER OF SUB FREEZING HIGHS TIED IN CHICAGO ---------------------------------------------------------------- WITH THE HIGH REACHING 32 DEGREES ON NOVEMBER 19TH IN CHICAGO...NOVEMBER 12TH-18TH 2014 TIED NOVEMBER 24TH-30TH 1903 FOR THE LONGEST STRETCH OF SUB FREEZING DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IN CHICAGO. HERE ARE THE LONGEST STRETCHES OF SUB FREEZING HIGH TEMPERATURES IN NOVEMBER IN CHICAGO: 7 DAYS - NOVEMBER 12-18 2014 NOVEMBER 24-30 1903 6 DAYS - NOVEMBER 17-22 1880 5 DAYS - NOVEMBER 17-22 1937
INDIANA FORECAST NOTES:
The lack of wind is our friend today, with <10 mph speeds. Credit for the light wind and bright sky goes to surface high pressure that will slowly drift across our area today and of to the mid Atlantic states by tonight.
Clouds will increase from the west and southwest this evening. Temps will fall to the mid 20s in the evening and then rise to near freezing by about 6am Saturday. The will shift our story to rain chances Saturday.
Rain will be steady for a time Sunday. Computer models are forecasting around an inch of precipitation.
The latest cold front arrives Monday midday, dropping temps from around 50 in the morning through the 40s in the afternoon. The moisture will move on at that point.
The next chance of something will be light snow Wednesday afternoon (sorry travelers) into Thanksgiving Day.
INDY ALMANAC:
The average high today is 49 and the average low is 33. Records are 73 and 2. The sunrise time is 7:36 and the sun sets at 5:25.
PAUL’S PREVIOUS PREDICTION:
Yesterday’s high was 31. My forecast was 28.
INDY SEVEN DAY FORECAST:
Today: Mostly sunny. High 31.
Tonight: Clouds increase. Chance of light freezing rain after midnight. Low 25.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. High 51.
Saturday Night: Chance of showers. Low 42.
Sunday: Rainy. High 54.
Sunday Night: Rainy. Low 52.
Monday: Chance of mainly morning showers. High 52.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 28.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 32.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 24.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Chance of afternoon light snow. High 36.
Wednesday Night: Chance of light snow. Low 25.
Thanksgiving: Chance of snow. High 30.
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