Sunday, April 6, 2014

More Rain On The Way

Good evening!  What a beautiful spring weekend!  Yes the temperatures were slightly below average, but all that sunshine and dry weather was a welcome sight after 2-6" of rain last week!

The bad news is that the nice weather is not going to stick around to
start the week.  A system pushing in from the south will bring plenty of moisture into the Hoosier state.  Rain looks to push in from south to north after midnight, arriving to the I-70 corridor by 7am Monday.  Tomorrow will be a soggy, chilly day.  By time the rain moves out tomorrow night, .5" to 1" of rain will be likely, with isolated higher amounts.  Flooding has been a huge problem over the past several days, and the additional rainfall could cause additional problems.  Remember to NEVER drive over a flooded roadway.  

Tuesday looks better, but not great either.  An upper-level disturbance will swing through producing scattered showers and thunderstorms.  Due to very cold air aloft, don't be shocked to see some of these produce small hail.

High pressure pushes in Wednesday, bringing back ample sunshine and temperatures closer to normal.  

Thursday we will be sandwiched between a high pressure to our southeast and a low pressure to our north.  The tight gradient between these will push in a strong southwesterly flow.  While this means a windy day, it also means WARM temperatures will move in!  Highs near 70 if not a bit above for locations south of I-70 are likely.  A cold front will move in Thursday night into Friday, bring a chance for scattered showers or storms, but these should push out in time for decent weather Friday afternoon, with highs only slightly cooler in the 60's.  


Next weekend looks downright spring-like.  How does 70 degrees sound!!??  As of now I think Saturday should be mostly dry, with showers and storms likely on Sunday as a cold front approaches.  Timing of Sunday's front is still very uncertain right now, and changes to the forecast are likely between now and then.  Here is my updated 7 day forecast:

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