70° FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
Gusty winds elevated temperatures and brought the first 70° day to Indianapolis this year. It comes over two weeks earlier than last year and is the normal high for May 5.
The first 70° day in Indianapolis is early! The average first occurrence falls on the calendar date of March 18 — last year’s was March 28th. The earliest came on January 11, 1890. We waited until April 25 in 1984. Next up — 75°!!!
Those gusty winds will continue, but temperatures will remain near 60-degrees through midnight. Rain chances are not rising until after midnight into the pre-dawn hours Thursday, so enjoy!
The winds will remain brisk and gusty well beyond midnight but will ease some overnight. The peak wind gust in Indianapolis reached 49 mph, while Marion, Muncie, Columbus, Zionsville, Crawfordsville and Kokomo all surpassed a 40-mph gust Wednesday. A large portion of the Midwest is under a Wind Advisory, including a portion of western Indiana until 1 a.m.
RAIN CHANCES COMING
We are 10 days into March and have yet receive a drop of rain! That has never happened to start a March in the 150 years of weather records.
That will change when showers arrive after midnight and increase toward sunrise. Showers grow to downpours and even a few thunderstorms by early afternoon Thursday ahead of a wind-shifting cold front.
Thursday will be a very mild day but wet at times with rain tapering to showers and ending late tomorrow night from north to south. Rainfall of a half-inch is possible but will not be evenly distributed. Any one place under a thunderstorm could have a locally higher total.
WHERE’S WINTER?
Well, we found it. Temps have dropped over 40-degrees from the same time Tuesday out west. Powerful winds blow and spur on the potential for severe/tornado producing t-storms.
We are not expecting a huge drop in temperatures here, but a return to a more seasonal feel is certainly in the works. Temperatures will cool for the weekend, and we have updated the early week system. The track now is a more southern route, which brings cooler temperatures than previously forecast.
We have been expecting a shift to more of a March feel here and the thought that winter isn’t over yet is still very likely to be true, especially as we pass the midway point of the month. Have we seen that last snow? That’s doubtful.
Stay tuned!
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March 11, 2021 at 06:04AM
https://fox59.com/weather/windy-wednesday-brings-first-70-degree-day-here-dry-march-to-receive-first-rainfall/
Windy Wednesday brings 2021’s first 70° day; dry March to receive first rainfall Thursday - Fox 59
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