Warmer weather will return the next couple of days with afternoon highs in the 70s today and upper 70s and lower 80s Thursday.
Thursday will also be windy and showers and thunderstorms will be increasing from northwest to southeast late Thursday and Thursday night.
Wind gusts to 40 mph and more are possible Thursday afternoon.
INDIANAPOLIS 7-DAY EXTENDED FORECAST
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Low around 54. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 65. West southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3-DAY OUTLOOK
SOURCE: NWS Indianapolis.
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