Dry and seasonably mild weather is expected today under gradually increasing cloud cover.
Showers may move into southwestern portions of the area as early as late tonight, with widespread showers expected Thursday and Friday.
INDIANAPOLIS 7-DAY EXTENDED FORECAST
Today: Patchy frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. East wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Rain, mainly after 1pm. High near 55. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Rain before 8pm, then showers after 8pm. Low around 52. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: Showers. High near 58. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 50. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are possible.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3-DAY OUTLOOK
SOURCE: NWS Indianapolis.
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