Good Evening! High pressure took the wheel today guiding us through plenty of sunshine to start the work week. Despite a chilly morning low of 21° we managed to warm up to the mid 40s. The avg low for today is 25° and avg high is 42° so we were near seasonal for Feb 20th.
This winters weather pattern has been a little too good for us. We are averaging 35° for entire season. Thats +5° than our normal avg temp of 30° for season. We have had 3 days with highs in 60s, 18 in 50s, 31 in 40s, 23 in 30s, 5 days in 20s, and only 1 day with a,high in the teens and even that was so close to not happening. This was back on Friday, January 13th when the NWS at Indy Airport recorded a high temp for the day of 19°.
Recording keeping for Indy go back 142 yrs. This season marks the 11th warmest winter since 1870 and warmest since 2002. Also lack of snowfall is putting us as at the 9th least snowiest winter season with 9.1" thus far. 9.3" was recorded during 1957-58 winter season. This winter, each of the 3 months have featured 1 60° day. Dec 15th-62°, Jan 31st-61°, & Feb 1st-60°.
We are however over an inch above avg in precip (rain or frozen) this season. We have 9 more days of Meteorological Winter but still another 30 days on the calendar before the winter solstice officially ends. Lets get back to my forecast.
Tonight a low pressure system will move into our area bringing us some rainfall. Now temps will be above freezing at 35° so I think we'll be able to dodge a light wintry mix but areas North may have some frozen precipitation. I'll still keep that chance for a morning wintry mix for all of Central Indiana. Potential rainfall totals not impressive, far less than a quarter of inch expected. Also, winds will rev up to gusts up to 30-35mph.
Well an active weather pattern is shaping up. Daily chance of rain all week, with a threat of snow showers and a weekend cool down. Again, another temp boost next week but more rain chances with it. So be prepared for the wet weather ahead. It doesnt look like its going anywhere anytime soon but none, by any means, will be a complete total washout. No big storms in sight either at this point. As Feb closes, March opens, and Spring on the horizon we'll be in for a bumpy transition. Still a little too soon to write winter off completely jus yet but as the days continue to lengthen, the temps continue to rise. This, reducing our amount of cooler days and minimizing further snowfall activity for the next 10 months or so.
Bottomline, still continue to keep the shorts & winter coats readily available for atleast the next month then you can throw the winter gear in the attic, basement, or in the back of your closet. Here's my forecast for the rest of the week:
Tonight-Increasing Clouds. Breezy. Rain Develops. Low 35°.
Tomorrow-Morning Rain. Afternoon Clouds & Small Spotty Showers. Breezy. Mild. High 46°
Wednesday-Partly Cloudy. Chance of Spotty Shower. Mild. Breezy. High 54°.
Thursday-Mostly Cloudy. Breezy. Chance of PM Rain. High 56°
Friday-Cloudy, chance of light snow showers or flurries. Cooler. Windy. High 36°
Saturday-Mostly Cloudy, little sunshine. Breezy. Cool. High 35°.
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