Chris Wright - Chief Meteorologist

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  • A cool, wet month so far for central Indiana

    On the average, March is our fastest warming month of the year. Since March 1, we have gained one hour of daylight and the daily average high temperature has risen by nine degrees. However, this month has been cooler and wetter than the norm. A cold front will move across the state Friday morning and winds will gust 20 to 30 miles per hour as the front passes. Skies will clear Friday afternoon after some morning clouds. The first weekend […]

  • Cool for the first full day of Spring

    Finally, Spring is here. Our Thursday will begin with clouds and a few sprinkles. Skies will clear late in the afternoon and we’ll have warmer temperatures with highs near 50 degrees. Dry weather will be with us for the rest of the week with a warming trend. Highs will be in the 50s through Saturday. We’ll warm to a high near 60 degrees Sunday with a chance for rain late in the day. A cold front will move across the […]

  • Rain/snow mix expected as we say goodbye to winter Wednesday

    We are counting down the final few hours of winter. Spring officially begins Wednesday at 5:58 p.m. We’ll start the day with a light rain/snow mix over our far northern counties. Our wintry mix will change to rain as temperatures rise by mid-morning and light rain will linger through the day, into the evening. Rainfall amounts will be light with most areas receiving less than a quarter inch of rain by 10 p.m. Dry weather will be with us for […]

  • 1 more day of winter

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– We have just one more day of winter before spring starts. This has been a rather mild winter with seasonal snow seven inches below average.  Our heaviest snow 6.9″, accumulated on January 12th. We had our usual wild temperature swings this winter. On January 30th, the coldest night of the season, the overnight low was -11°. Just four days later on February 3rd, the high  was 62°. We only had two winter nights with lows below zero. Expect […]

  • Snow showers for the final weekend of winter

    The final weekend of winter is here and we have snow in the forecast. So far this season we’ve had 5 days with at least 1″ of snow, 8 days is the seasonal average. We’ve measured 18.1″ of snow, almost 7″ below average for the season. For the weekend expect highs in the 40s with sunny skies on Saturday. Snow showers will develop before sunrise Sunday and continue through Sunday morning. We’ll see some sunshine late on St. Patrick’s Day. […]

  • Two tornadoes struck south central Indiana Thursday afternoon

    The  National Weather Service in Indianapolis confirms that there was an EF1 tornado in Jackson County,  3-miles north of Brownstown at 2:06pm Thursday. Maximum winds were estimated at 95 mph. The path of the tornado was 40 yards wide and 1.25 miles long. Another storm-damaged area in Jackson, County near Medora, is being investigated by the National Weather Service to determine whether there was more than one tornado Thursday afternoon. The National Weather Service office in Louisville confirmed a second […]

  • Expect rain and snow showers across central Friday

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– A Wind Advisory for central Indiana expired at 11pm. Wind gusts up to 60 mph roared across the state and winds will continue to gust up to 30 miles per hour overnight. A strong area of low pressure moving through the Great Lakes brought severe weather and strong winds to central Indiana Thursday afternoon. Dozens of Tornado Warnings were issued and there was some damage over south central Indiana. After two days with highs in the 70s a […]

  • Wind Advisory across central Indiana for Thursday

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– Indianapolis reached a high of 70 degrees Wednesday, making it the warmest day of the year so far. A strong area of low pressure will move from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes and bring a change to our weather pattern. Winds will gust up to 30 miles per hour overnight and scattered showers are likely after 2am. Showers are likely for the Thursday morning rush hour and we’ll see several dry hours from mid-morning through early […]

  • 48 hours of mild weather for central Indiana

    Central Indiana will have mild weather for the next 48 hours. A warm front will move across the state overnight and bring scattered showers through Wednesday morning. Much warmer air will settle in and we’ll have a cloudy Wednesday with highs in the 60s. We’ll find it even warmer on Thursday and with highs near 70. For most locations Thursday will be the warmest day of the year so far. We will  have winds gusting 30 to 40 miles per […]

  • Feeling like spring this week

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– March is our fastest warming and 5th wettest month. We go from an average high and low of 45 and 28 degrees to an average high of 58 and 38 degrees. We average 3.56″ of rain and 2.6″ of snow. So far this month has been cooler than normal with only two days where the high temperature has been above average. Get ready for a week of spring-like temperatures. The warmest day of the year will come Thursday […]

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