And then it got warm

Good Evening!
Bright, Sunny Skies on this Early Evening in Central Indiana

Here you go. I got the Weekend Recap, Work Week Forecast, Next Weekend Forecast, Whats Ahead including my 10 day forecast all below.

Past Weekend
The Cold Spell finished its run this weekend. 66 Thursday Morning falling to 32 Thursday Evening. Rising shortly to a high of 45 Friday, then dipping to 27 Early Saturday Morning. Temps began to rise making way back to mid 50s Saturday Afternoon. The sun sets after a beautiful Saturday and the temps fall back to the mid 30s Sunday morning. As high pressure continue to take its toll for the weekend, the thermometer pops up to temperature reading in the mid 60s for Yesterdays Afternoon High. Nearly 170 record high temperatures recorded across the U.S. We will only continue to warm things up.
This Week
Well a line of rain swept past the Midwest last night into this morning hours. The numbers for today wasn't all that impressive. Was expecting between 0.25"-0.50", but this system only dropped 0.09" on our front yards. It appears a system will clip the Northern Portion of the State. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has placed Northern Indiana in a slight risk for Severe Weather, chance of Tornado being one part(see map below). Great Tuesday & Wednesday is in store for us, Wednesday being the best day of the week. Bright Sunny Skies and near 80° can be expected.There is a small catch though, with the increased temps brings increased chance of rain, however, due to lack of cooler air, severe weather threats will halt, making the next few weeks bearable. Since Gulf Air Moisture will spread across much of the Ohio Valley, with enough instability, this could produce some rainfall and/or spark up a few thunderstorms for Thursday-Saturday. There is an area of Low Pressure from the South that will move into Indiana Thursday Night or Friday Morning. This is our best period of rain during these 3 days. This week temps will average more than 20° above normal.

Near Record Warmth

What's Ahead
May-like Warmth in March. We'll average more than 10° above normal for the next 2 weeks, 20° for this week. Not only Indiana, but 80% of the nation will be keeping close eye on the record books. When I looked through outlook maps last month, April, May, and June was looking to trend cooler and at this point remains unchanged. This could ultimately lean towards the return of Severe Weather. Something to keep in mind. Somethings I will continue to monitor. Click HERE to go back to one of my previous blogs where I give you a few of my safety tips for surviving severe weather.

6-10 Day Outlook

8-14 Day Outlook

10 Day "Worded" Forecast

Tonight:
Small chance of a few sprinkles, otherwise Partly Clear Skies. Low 56.
Tuesday:
Partly Sunny. Mild. Not as Breezy. High 73.
Tuesday Night:
Clear Skies. Low 50.
Wednesday:
Sunny Skies. Mild. Near Record High (79). Light Breeze. High 77.
Wednesday Night:
Increasing Cloudiness. Showers possible. Mild. Low 55.
Thursday:
Cloudy Skies. Chance of T'Storm. Mild. High 75.
Thursday Night:
Occasional Showers. Low 55.
Friday:
Cloudy. Showers. Chance of T'Storm. Mild. High 69.
Friday Night:
Cloudy. Showers. Chance of T'Storm. Mild Low 53.
Saturday:<--------St Patricks Day
Partly Cloudy. Some Sun. Chance of Pop up Showers/T'Storm. Mild. High 72.
Saturday Night:
Partly Cloudy. Some clearing. Mild. Low 57.
Sunday
Mixed Sun & Clouds. Mild. Breezy. High 75.
Sunday Night
Partly Cloudy. Mild. Low 59.
Monday
Partly Sunny. Mild. High 76.
Monday Night
Partly Cloudy. Mild. Low 54.
Tuesday:
Partly Sunny. Mild. High 73.
Tuesday Night:
Clear. Mild. Low 52.
Wednesday:
Parly Sunny. Mild. High 71.
Wednesday Night:
Clear. Cool. Low 46.
Thursday:
Partly Sunny. Mild. High 69.

Precip
Todays Precip-----0.09"
Since March 1st---1.49"
Sice January 1st--6.35"
Since Dec. 1st----11.45"

Snowfall
Since March 1st----0.7"
Since Jan 1st---- 7.5"
Since Nov. 1st-- 9.8"
**Due to lack of Cold Air. The Snow Cover continues to decrease. Currently 11.5% of the nations ground is covered in snow.

Special Note
NOAA has declared this week Flood Saftey Awareness Week. Visit the page HERE for more information. (Photo Below from their web page). Good motto!