Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Roller Coaster Ride Continues

Today was a pleasant spring day outside. Clouds kept our temps down a bit lower than expected, but lots of sunshine will be the rule tomorrow and Thursday. 70-72 tomorrow, then middle 70's on Thursday. Bottom line.... Enjoy!

For Friday through the weekend, the forecast is nothing short of difficult! A cold front will move towards the area Friday, but models have slowed down on the arrival of the front. This now means the best chance of rain will begin Friday afternoon, through Saturday. At the same time, a cut-off low pressure will spin around somewhere to our east. I can't stress enough, position is key as to if there will be rain around all weekend. First off, here is the GFS for later Sunday, you can see the cut-off low spinning across the southeast, with the flow around it bringing in chilly temps locally. This set-up will likely bring snow to parts of the Interior Northeast.

To get everything clear....

-Rain arrives from northwest to southeast Friday, with southeastern Indiana staying dry until after sunset. A big temperature spread can be expected, with 50's near Gary, low 70's in Indy, and 80 possible in southeast Indiana. 

-The front will begin to push southeast Saturday, with dry weather for northern Indiana, a slight rain chance for Indy, and a good chance of rain Saturday in southern Indiana. Temperatures will be cooler, mainly in the upper 50's!! 

-For Sunday, I can't rule out a shower in extreme southeast Indiana, but most of the area should be dry. Highs on Sunday will range from 55-60.

-After the weekend chill, a MAJOR warm-up is shown in the long-range charts for the middle and end of next week. We may be talking summer-level temps next Wednesday and beyond. Seems like our weather has been a wild roller coaster over the past month. I'm just ready for our temps to STAY put, instead of these wild swings of 80's one day.. then 50's the next. Seems crazy, but this is just a typical spring pattern in Indiana. It's all part of the changing seasons!

Thanks for stopping by the blog, have a great night!

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