INDIANAPOLIS — Today is a "Weather Aware" day as a couple rounds of strong storms are possible.
So far today, storms have mainly been across the northern tier of the state along a stalled warm front. Central Indiana starts off on a dry note before the first of two rounds of storms moves in. The first round poses a low-end threat of severe weather, but damaging wind gusts, hail and a few rotating storms can't be ruled out. This will likely impact central Indiana between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
We'll then see a lull in storm activity in the later afternoon as temperatures recover into the upper 60s, near 70, as we sit in the "warm sector" of this weather system.
The threat of severe weather ramps back up this evening. Storms will begin mainly after 6 p.m., becoming more widespread with the highest risk of severe storms between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. early Friday. The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of central Indiana under a level 2 of 5 for the risk of scattered severe storms. Primary threats include damaging wind gusts, large hail and a few rotating storms.
All of these storms are associated with a cold front that will exit the state by early Friday morning. We'll see a few lingering rain showers Friday morning with clearing skies by midday. Temperatures will hold steady in the 50s through the day.
We're looking at a sunny but breezy start to St. Patrick's Day weekend, with high temperatures near 60 Saturday. Another storm system could bring a stray shower chance through early Sunday morning, then partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the upper 40s for St. Patrick's Day.
As a colder air mass continues to take over, temperatures will continue to drop for Monday with highs only in the upper 30s with a few snow showers possible. This cold snap won't last long as we'll recover to the low 50s Tuesday.
