Warmest March day in over a decade
The warm stretch continues Friday with the warmest numbers around Central Indiana since October 30th. Indianapolis hit 79° for a high, normal for June 3 and the warmest March temperature in 13 years!
Friday marks the 4th straight day of 70° warmth and that is just not sustainable. Something has got to give and the developing spring storm out west will deliver a knockout blow to the warm spell. Storm fuels the widespread warmth & gusty winds blowing entering the weekend.
Great evening before storm arrives overnight
ENJOY your Friday evening – there is NO threat of rough weather here until well after midnight. Gusts will climb to 45 to 55 mph from 12 am to 6 am. A few embedded t-storms after 2 am could produce locally higher damaging wind gusts to 70mph before diminishing pre-dawn.
Threat of rain comes in 2 waves to start the weekend. Frist, a squall line of fast moving showers & t-storms will sweep east from 2am to 6am Sat. Peak coverage near 70% before 5am then diminishing quickly by sunrise. Renewed rain threat rises late day into the evening.
Second round of very gusty winds favor the rain-free (dry slot) hours Saturday from 9am to 3pm. NEW non-thunderstorm gusts could climb to 45 to 55mph once again. Wind advisory in effect thru Saturday evening.
Then we turn briefly cooler on Sunday with a few snowflakes possibly mixing in with the colder air. Otherwise, Sunday calls for rain to start the day with clearing skies late. St. Patrick’s Day looks perfect with 70s returning for early next week.
