Dry weather will continue through Wednesday.
Rain arrives late Wednesday night and continues into Thanksgiving Day.
Temperatures are also expected to drop through the day on Thursday with the warmest temperatures in the morning.
INDIANAPOLIS THANKSGIVING DAY 2021 FORECAST
Clouds stuffed with moisture will bring fowl (affiliate link) weather to central Indiana for Thanksgiving.
We wish we had butter (affiliate link) news, but you’ll need an umbrella before you roll out the door.
By the afternoon, temperatures will sink as a cold front slices through the area.
INDIANAPOLIS 7-DAY EXTENDED FORECAST
Today: Sunny, with a high near 42. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 31. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night: Rain likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are possible.
Thanksgiving Day: Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 46. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3-DAY OUTLOOK
SOURCE: NWS Indianapolis.
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