Southerly winds gusting as high as 30-40 mph through midday will boost temperatures to near/over 55F for the first time in almost 4 weeks!
Dreary skies will lead to late-day drizzle before rain coverage expands over the region tonight.
A soaking rain through Saturday morning may lead to localized nuisance flooding in low-lying areas.
More rain is expected by Monday night.
INDIANAPOLIS 7-DAY EXTENDED FORECAST
Today: Patchy drizzle after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Patchy drizzle before midnight, then rain likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 54. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts to less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Rain. Temperature falling to around 50 by noon. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Rain. Low around 43. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday: Rain, mainly before 2pm. High near 50. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 39.
New Year’s Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 42.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 56.
Monday Night: A chance of rain before 8pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then rain after 2am. Low around 52. The chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday: Rain. High near 60. The chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 40.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3-DAY OUTLOOK
SOURCE: NWS Indianapolis.
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