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A late season winter storm missed most of us, but did bring decent snow totals to extreme southern Indiana. 5″ of snow in Tell City, 4″ near Leavenworth, 3″ near Evansville. Report of 10.5″ in Lexington, KY!
Unfortunately, old man winter just isn’t letting go yet. Reinforcing cold air builds in for the first half of the week. Upper-level energy will support scattered snow showers as well. An area of scattered snow showers and sprinkles will move into the state from north to south through the day. No accumulation or impacts during the day with above freezing temperatures.
Lake-effect snow showers will ramp up across northern Indiana tonight near Valparaiso, La Porte, and South Bend, pushing southeastward across north-east central Indiana. Watch for areas near Indy and points east and north such as Rushville, Muncie, Kokomo for slick spots Tuesday morning in scattered pockets. Scattered snow showers and squalls will ramp up throughout the day Tuesday, and become more numerous for much of the state. A few of the heavier squalls north will lead to scattered coatings, but most of the state sees little to no accumulation during the day, just enough to be pesky (similar deal as last week). Snow showers should gradually diminish Tuesday night, but watch for increased risk for slick spots after sunset Tuesday before they die down. Wednesday should be dry with some more sun as winds shift to a westerly direction.
Best chance for light snow accumulations will be across northwest Indiana…areas from Gary east to Valparaiso, La Porte, South Bend, Plymouth with some 1-2″ totals, locally higher in northern La Porte/St. Joseph counties possible.
Temperatures will be very chilly through Wednesday. Much of the state will be in the 30s for highs Tuesday.
Warmer air is going to try it’s best to surge in on Thursday, but the cold air isn’t giving up without a fight. Models have trended much cooler for the end of the week. What once looked like 60s for Friday now looks like middle 40s for most areas. We may get into more substantial warmth by Sunday when widespread 50s look likely. A system looks to stay mainly to our southwest Friday, then a few showers possible this weekend. Big spread in the models regarding rain chances this weekend. Certainly doesn’t look overly wet at this time, but check back for changes as we get closer.
Better moisture focuses to our west and south late week. Once again many areas will see rather lackluster amounts of moisture over the next 7-days.
