Hold on to your hats! A windy day is in the forecast across Central Indiana with gusts upwards of 40 to 50 mph.
Strongest gusts are expected along and west of the I-69 corridor late afternoon through tonight.
INDIANAPOLIS 7-DAY EXTENDED FORECAST
Today: Scattered sprinkles before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly between 11pm and 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 52. Breezy, with a south wind of 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts to less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers before 8am. Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 11am. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. The chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts to less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Monday Night: Showers likely, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Cloudy, with a low of around 40. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 36. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 27. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3-DAY OUTLOOK
SOURCE: NWS Indianapolis.
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