The weekend will wrap up on a quiet note. The forecast focus now is on the risk of a few waves of storms on Monday, some that could be strong to severe.
INDIANAPOLIS — The weekend will wrap up on a quiet note. The forecast focus now is on the risk of a few waves of storms on Monday, some that could be strong to severe.
TODAY
After some lingering clouds, skies will become mostly sunny this afternoon. A light easterly breeze won’t have much of an impact as temperatures climb back above average in the mid 70s.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear to partly cloudy. Not “as” cool with winds shifting to the southeast with gusts up to 20 mph.
Multiple waves of storms Monday
After a dry start to the day, a warm front will lift through Indiana, bringing a chance of scattered thunderstorms, primarily after 1 p.m. This will be a low-end severe threat.
As the area sits in the warm/moist section of this weather system, the atmosphere will be prime to fuel storm development as a cold front approaches late Monday evening.
SEVERE STORM RISK TIMELINE: Monday 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Tuesday
SEVERE STORM RISK FORECAST: The Storm Prediction Center has placed the western tier of Indiana under a Level 3 of 5 risk for scattered severe storms possible. For now, storms will likely weaken as they track east, so the rest of Indiana is currently under a Level 2 of 5 risk for a less widespread severe storm risk.
PRIMARY THREATS: As storms initially develop in Illinois, all modes of severe weather will be possible, including tornadoes, large hail and severe wind gusts. As these storms are forecast to merge into a line as the system tracks east into Indiana, the primary threat will shift mainly damaging wind gusts, but a few embedded rotating storms can’t be ruled out. The line is forecast to weaken as it moves from west to east across Indiana and end around 2 a.m. Tuesday.
Cooler trend begins Wednesday
Another storm system is set to move through late Tuesday into early Wednesday morning, bringing another round of rain and isolated storms. The system will serve as a game-changer with our temperature trend. A cooler air mass will become more dominant over the region dropping temperatures for Wednesday through the remainder of the extended forecast.
The chilly forecast remains in play for Mini-Marathon Saturday, with morning temperatures dropping as cool as the upper 30s and highs only in the upper 50s.
