Unsettled weather is expected this weekend with strong to severe thunderstorms are possible late Saturday and Saturday night.
A low-pressure system will lift northeast across the Missouri Valley and western Great Lakes and interact with warm, moist, and unstable air along with wind shear.
This will bring the threat of severe storms to the area late Saturday and Saturday night.
Damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes will be possible, especially over the Wabash Valley.
Heavy rain will also be possible.
INDIANAPOLIS 7-DAY EXTENDED FORECAST
Today: Isolated showers before 9am, then scattered showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. The chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Low around 59. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 73. The chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thursday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3-DAY OUTLOOK
SOURCE: NWS Indianapolis.
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