Continued unseasonably warm and dry today, with highs in the upper 80s.
Skies will become partly cloudy, then clouds thicken heading into Tuesday.
The next chance for showers and thunderstorms will arrive Tuesday evening through the overnight hours.
Brief cooler air for Wednesday and Thursday before the heat returns late week.
INDIANAPOLIS 7-DAY EXTENDED FORECAST
Today: Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9pm. Low around 69. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. High near 81. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3-DAY OUTLOOK
SOURCE: NWS Indianapolis.
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