Brace for a chilly mix of winter weather, Indianapolis residents. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Indianapolis forecasts a cocktail of frosty conditions, starting today with partly sunny skies and a climb to a high near 31 degrees. Calmer winds will give way to a south breeze come nightfall, tagging a slightly higher mercury around 23 degrees, according to the latest update from NWS.
Looking ahead to the weekend, Saturday sprinkles uncertainty with patchy snow showers and freezing rain before noon, it’s a tepid chance of precipitation sitting at 30%, but that won't mitigate the likelihood of slick roads and sidewalks; come night, snow chances perk up to the same percentage post 1am. Sunday dials up the chance for a snowy entanglement to 70%, with rain and snow in close dance throughout the daylight hours, clearing into a mostly cloudy night as the temperature takes a nosedive, the details of which were listed in a report published by the National Weather Service.
The hazardous weather outlook upcoming days from the National Weather Service underscores the potential for near or below zero wind chills, especially for northern stretches of the area this morning; keep that in mind as you bundle up to brave the elements. "Patchy freezing fog is possible across northwest portions of central Indiana through 9am," NWS warns, prompting care on untreated surfaces where the fog may lay it on thick and slick.
Early risers for Monday can expect a reprieve with a mostly sunny forecast, although snug highs near 24 degrees require warm wear, the evening softens slightly, with lows projected around 16 degrees under party cloudy skies; the workweek's turn sees temperatures on an upward trend, with Tuesday's high around 36, though it precariously plays with a 30 percent chance of rain past midnight, but as we look toward Wednesday, the stakes for showers intensify to a 70% possibility, as indicated in the advisory released by weather.gov.
The National Weather Service's tableau extends through Thursday, sketching a 20 percent snow chance under mainly cloudy skies. As the weather conditions swing, you'd do well to cozy up to weather.gov or your local news outlet, and keep ground salt and snow shovels handy for what might breeze down from the heavens in typical Midwestern winter fashion.
