INDIANAPOLIS — Central Indiana will sit on the warm side of a strengthening weather system across the Plains states today. This will push winds to gust as high as 45 mph this afternoon as the low pressure center moves in. There will be a southerly wind pushing temperatures into the upper 60s this afternoon. While we will remain mainly dry through the day, clouds will continue to build in.
A Wind Advisory will go into effect at 6 p.m. and continue through 6 p.m. Tuesday. Winds will continue to increase this evening with 50+ mph gusts possible through Tuesday afternoon. This could lead to downed tree limbs, isolated power outages and make travel difficult.
A round of moderate to heavy rainfall will move in tonight, mainly after 9 p.m. as winds continue to increase. Steady rain will eventually taper off around the time of the Tuesday morning rush hour.
We'll then see a slight lull in rain through the late morning/early afternoon as temperatures recover into the mid-to-upper 60s. The cold front then moves through after 1 p.m., sparking pop-up thunderstorms.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed Indiana under a level 1 of 5 for the threat of an isolated strong to severe storm along the frontal boundary Tuesday afternoon. This will exit around 5 p.m. to the east.
Behind this system, Wednesday will be the coolest day of the week with highs in the upper 40s/near 50. Temperatures start to trend upward starting Thursday with highs in the mid-50s, then climb into the mid-60s for Friday.