INDIANAPOLIS — Carb Day Friday 2026 will be cloudy and cool, plus rain will be on the way. Isolated showers around noon will turn to scattered and widespread rain during the afternoon and evening.

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A warm front is pushing north to Indiana, carrying more humidity and some rain showers for your Friday. Every hour that passes by, the rain chance will go up.

• Gates open: 8 a.m. (dry)
• Practice: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (isolated showers arriving, hit-or-miss)
• Wienie 500: 2 p.m. (scattered showers)
• Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge:  2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. (scattered showers)
• Miller Lite Carb Day Concert:  4-7 p.m. (more rain)

Everyone will have a slightly different timeline for rain as bands of showers drift from the south to the north over Indiana. During the morning, most showers will be south of I-70. By the afternoon, more rain will fill in across the rest of Indiana.

It will also be fairly cool all day. Expect cloudy skies all day. It feels cooler in the shade of clouds than direct sun rays. Plus, there will be a light southeast wind, which may make it feel a bit cooler. Highs will only reach the 60s during the afternoon.

Grab a rain jacket to stay dry and a little warmer.

Expect light rain to approach Indianapolis by late morning.

Scattered showers are likely across most of central Indiana, especially by late afternoon.

Rain will continue on-and-off all evening and tonight. The heaviest rain may be in eastern Indiana.

After a cool and cloudy start, expect rain to gradually move in as temperatures climb to the 60s. It will feel a little cooler than yesterday afternoon.

Rain timeline today for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

• After 10 a.m.: Isolated light rain showers (hit-or-miss)
• After 1p.m.: Scattered rain the rest of the day

We are not expecting severe weather, just plain old rain.

Through Saturday afternoon, we expect a half inch to two inches across central Indiana.

Saturday morning may still be wet with leftover rain and rumbles, however, we should be drying out for the Lucas Oil 500 Festival Parade in downtown Indianapolis. Things may still be a bit damp and cool with 60s, but the forecast is trending drier. Rain chances will be down to 20%.

Sunday may also have some pop-up showers and storms as temperatures heat up to the 70s with more humidity.

By Memorial Day, we should be drier. There may be isolated pop-ups the rest of the week next week, but expect lots of dry time and more sunshine.