Thursday will start with patches of frost and across northeastern Indiana the temperatures will be near freezing.  A frost advisory is in effect for our eastern viewing area, but 2 counties Blackford and Jay are under a freeze warning.

Forecast highs are in the upper 60s and lower 70s Thursday afternoon.

Forecast 8 will track a fast moving storm system that will increase the clouds Thursday afternoon.  Rain chances arrive late afternoon or early evening.  The steadiest rain will fall Thursday night and early Friday.

The center of this storm system will be close enough for a few showers Friday and Saturday.  Neither day will be a wash-out.  It will be cooler, as highs fall back into the 60s.

A frost advisory remains in effect for early Thursday morning for our northeastern viewing area.  2 counites have been changed to a freeze warning-Blackford and Jay.  The freeze warning means temperatures will be near freezing early Thursday.

A frost advisory is in effect for early Thursday morning for our eastern viewing area.  The advisory is in effect from 2:00-8:00 am and here is the outline.

After a chilly start, temperatures will rebound into the upper 60s and lower 70s.  This rebound only lasts Thursday, a s the next storm system races our race for Thursday night and Friday.

Right now the Forecast 8 team is analyzing this system to produce the steadiest rain Thursday night and early Friday.  The center of the system stays close enough for a few showers Friday and Saturday.  Cooler air is back for Friday and the weekend, with highs in the 60s.

Skies are finally clearing now.  Forecast lows are in the lower and middle 40s.  The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for our eastern viewing area including Muncie and Richmond and points in between from 2:00-8:00 Thursday morning.

Temperatures are still cool with the pesky low clouds remaining, but there may be some clearing ahead.  The cloud deck is thinning to our NW, and that is sliding down.  The result should be peaks of sunshine and warmer temperatures later this afternoon.  We’ll keep an eye on it for you to see if it really happens!

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TODAY: The low pressure system that has been controlling our weather the past several days will move far enough away to gradually lose it’s influence on our weather.  A brief ridge of high pressure will sneak in today, and that should mean a bit more sunshine, and some milder temperatures.  Highs should get back into the mid 60’s.

TONIGHT: Skies should be clear across most of the region, and with cold air in place, lows will drop into the low to mid 40’s, maybe even some upper 30’s in outlying areas.  There maybe some patchy frost, and there is a Frost Advisory for a few counties in SE parts of the state.

THURSDAY: Our next weather system will head our way.  A brief weak ridge of high pressure will build in during the day, then move out as the next storm system approaches.  The day should be dry, but there may be some scattered rain and a few storms Thursday night.  Highs will approach 70°.

Temperatures on Wednesday morning will be in the lower and middle 40s.  There is a chance for patchy frost too.

After that chilly start, sunny skies will help warm the numbers into the 60s.

Temperatures rebound to near 70 degrees on Thursday, as the mid-week warm-up continues.

This will be a brief warm-up, as the next storm system develops out west.  That area of low pressure arrives here on Friday and will bring rain chances and more cool air.

Low in the middle 40s – it’s been since last  Spring.  The coldest air of the season is on the way for tonight.  The Forecast 8 team will be monitoring decreasing winds and clearing skies.  This is the recipe for a cold night.  Forecast lows are in the lower and middle 40s.

If the skies clear fast enough, a patch or 2 of frost is possible.

Skies will be mostly sunny on Wednesday, with highs in the middle 60s.  The area of high pressure will keep the weather pattern dry, but only temporarily.

The warmest day will be Thursday, with temperatures near 70 degrees.

This dry and slightly warmer pattern will end on Friday, as the next storm system arrives.

Rain chances arrive as early as late Thursday night.  Scattered showers and storms are in the forecast for Friday and more cool air arrives for the weekned.  There will be a few showers left on Saturday.  Highs will be in the 60s Saturday and Sunday.

A little sunshine is mixing in with quite a bit of cloud cover this afternoon. Temperatures are very cool:

And lows tonight are going to be very chilly!