Rain Chances Increasing

Good morning everyone!  We have certainly been lucky as of late with gorgeous weather and fall-like temps, a sure turn around from last week when we had record heat.  Storm chances will be going up starting today, and increase as we end the week and begin the weekend.  Things have been VERY DRY around here for about two months now, but I think we will begin to make up for that between now and Saturday.  In fact, a widespread, soaking rain is looking likely. 

Let's get started with today.  Lots of clouds around today, and there will be showers from time to time.  Most of the rain will likely stay south of Indianapolis. Not a washout, and some areas won't see a drop. Temperatures for today are tricky. I think many areas will stay in the 70's today, but a few lower 80's are possible in areas that get a little more sun and less rain. Here's where you can track today's rain...

Tomorrow looks like the warmest day of the week with highs in the middle to upper 80's as the humidity cranks a bit. I can't rule out isolated storms, but most areas should remain dry.

It's Friday and Friday night when the storm action starts to increase big-time.  A strong storm system over southern Canada will cause a cold front to move into the area. The models have slowed the timing of the front down some, so most of the storm activity probably won't arrive until sometime Friday afternoon and especially Friday evening and night. Timing does not look good for Friday night football games across the area. I would definitely be prepared for a rainy evening. Here are a few images from the GFS showing the rainfall over the Hoosier state from Friday afternoon through Friday night.

I am getting concerned about Saturday's forecast a little bit. Some of the models cut-off the southern end of the trough, which could cause rain chances to linger through the day on Saturday. The best chance of rain on Saturday looks to be the southeastern half of the state.  I still think Sunday should be completely dry, with very pleasant temperatures. 

A gorgeous stretch of weather looks to take hold for next week with lots of sunshine and seasonal temperatures. 

FALL BEGINS AT 4:44 PM ON SUNDAY!!!! Thanks for reading the blog, have an awesome day!