Another dry and warm day today with highs in the mid to upper 70s.
Bring out the umbrellas tomorrow morning as widespread rainfall moves in with additional rain and storms in the afternoon and evening.
Heavy rain, lightning, and localized flooding are the main hazards Saturday.
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INDIANAPOLIS DAILY CLIMATE DATA
INDIANAPOLIS 7-DAY EXTENDED FORECAST
Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 72. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then scattered showers. Low around 62. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light and variable wind.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3-DAY OUTLOOK
SOURCE: NWS Indianapolis.
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