| NWS Forecast for: Bloomington IN Issued by: National Weather Service Indianapolis, IN Last Update: 6:45 pm EST Nov 6, 2019 | |
| Tonight: Showers likely, mainly between 9pm and 2am, then rain likely after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain before 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. |
.SYNOPSIS... Issued at 326 PM EST Wed Nov 6 2019 Clouds will continue to increase over the rest of the day as a weak cold front approaches the area. Rain has begun to move into the southwest counties and will continue to spread over much of the state by tonight. A few snowflakes will be possible early tomorrow as the front exits the area with dry weather expected through the weekend. Another front is expected to move through early next week bringing chances for precipitation and the coldest air of the season. && .NEAR TERM /Tonight/... Issued at 326 PM EST Wed Nov 6 2019 Active weather is expected for tonight across central Indiana as a weak cold front passes through the area. The front is expected to be near Lafayette around midnight and be exiting the southeast counties by around sunrise. This front will provide just enough lift to cause scattered to widespread stratiform rain tonight. The best chances for rain will be across the southern counties where the moisture is highest. Further north, rain is expected to be more scattered and end by the morning. A few snowflakes will begin to mix in during the late overnight hours as the temperatures continue to fall. No snow accumulations are expected. Winds will begin out of the south at 5 to 10 mph and shift northwesterly as the front passes with occasional gusts around 20 to 25 mph. Low temperatures are expected to fall into the low to mid 30s. && .SHORT TERM /Thursday through Saturday/... Issued at 326 PM EST Wed Nov 6 2019 The primary focus for the period will be on the temperatures and precipitation for Thursday morning as the aforementioned front exits the area. There looks to be a brief period during the morning hours where a mix of rain and snow is possible. Confidence is fairly low in seeing snow with the cold air generally moving in after the precipitation exits. No snow accumulations are expected. Dry weather will is expected from Thursday afternoon through the end of the period as high pressure builds across the area. A weak upper level disturbance is expected to move over the area Saturday and Saturday night but with little to no moisture, precipitation looks unlikely with the only impacts being winds in the range of 20-30 mph during the day on Saturday. Temperatures will be well below average through the period with highs in mid 30s to mid 40s Thursday and Friday and then the mid to upper 40s on Saturday. Lows will range from the low to mid 20s. && .LONG TERM /Saturday Night through Wednesday/... Issued at 222 PM EST Wed Nov 6 2019 The long term will start out with slightly below normal temperatures but models show a general agreement on a cold front moving through Sunday night. There are some disagreements between models on depth and timing of the front leading to a lack of confidence on the timing of the precipitation along and ahead of the front. At this time, precip is possible between Sunday evening through Monday overnight. Some snow will likely mix in with the rain and even switch over to all snow at times for the more northern counties as temperatures drop. Cross polar flow starting early next week is going to usher in significantly colder air Monday through the end of the forecast period. By midweek, highs will be near 30 degrees and lows in the teens. Wind chills on Tuesday could dip down to the single digits.
