Work Week Forecast 02/01/2016 through 02/05/2016

Work Week Forecast 02/01/2016 through 02/05/2016

Monday

Skies will clear this afternoon and the fog will burn off. Clear skies are approaching from the west. Temperatures look to increase into the low to mid 40s by late night. Winds will range from 5 to 10 mph. Clouds will filter back into the region overnight as the approaching cold front will bring a chance of rain and thunderstorms on Tuesday. Low temperatures Monday night will be in the low to mid 30s. 

Tuesday

Clouds will hang around all day with approaching rain and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon. Storms may be severe at times. As of now, the Storm Prediction Center has central Indiana under a Marginal Risk for severe weather on Tuesday. The picture below was obtained from the Storm Prediction Center's website (link provided below the picture). Heaviest thunderstorms will be south of I-70.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

Winds will be gusty at times with a sustained wind from 15 to 20 mph. Temperatures look to reach the upper 50s by late afternoon. Temperatures will decrease beginning late night as the cold front passes. Low temperatures should be around 40. Temperatures will continually drop through the overnight. Rainfall accumulations look to be between a half an inch to three quarters of an inch.

Wednesday

Temperatures will continue to fall on the back side of the cold front. By Wednesday night, temperatures look to drop to the low to mid 20s. A chance for snow showers is possible on the back side of the low pressure system during the day on Wednesday. Winds will range from 10 to 20 mph from the west and north west. No snow accumulation is expected.

Thursday

Clouds look to break by Thursday afternoon. High temperatures look to reach the low 30s with no precipitation. The wind will calm to less than 10 mph. Lows will be in the low 20s. 

Friday

High temperatures Friday should be in the upper 30s to low 40s. Skies look to be mainly clear with a calm west to southwest wind.