Heavy Rain Now
There is heavy rain moving toward Kokomo and Lebanon. There are also pockets of heavy rain near Bloomington and Nashville.
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There is heavy rain moving toward Kokomo and Lebanon. There are also pockets of heavy rain near Bloomington and Nashville.
For the most recent radar image, click on the Forecast 8 VIPIR tab here at wishtv.com.
The rain will continue to fall this evening and it will be heavy at times. The rain is forecast to end early Saturday morning.
The rain is developing along a cold front. Behind the front, temperatures will be a bit cooler for the weekend.
A drier pattern will be in place for the weekend.
This is good news for your Halloween plans and the trick-or-treaters. Watch out for the little ones Saturday evening. Sunset is 6:44pm.
One other reminder about this weekend…turn the clocks back 1 hour before you go to bed Saturday night, as Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. This is also a good time to change your batteries in your smoke detectors. Skies will be mostly sunny on Sunday, with highs in the 50s.
Rain is falling across the area now. The steadiest rain is moving through Kokomo, Noblesville, Indianapolis and Bloomington. The rain will be heavy at times this evening. Forecast 8 is tracking the rain out of the area just in time for Halloween.
Now we have steady light rain moving in from the south. This will continue through the day and into the evening. Our eastern viewing area is still pretty dry, from Muncie, Richmond down through Columbus at this time. Possibly a few light sprinkles at those locations for now. Temperatures will remain steady in the mid 60s for the afternoon.
We will have an interesting poll result today in response to the question with regard to the charitable foundation operated by a Congressman: ”Has Steve Buyer been criticized unfairly?”
Other topics:
-The proposed delay in the bailout for Indiana’s unemployment insurance fund
-Speaker Pat Bauer’s ethics reform proposal
-David Plouffe’s book account of Evan Bayh coming within a coin toss of being the VP
-5th District GOP primary maneuvering
-Centaur Gaming financial troubles
-Bloomington tree ordinance
The rain will be long gone by Saturday night. Trick-or-treat will stay dry with partly cloudy skies and chilly with temps in the low 50s – upper 40s.
Average high on Halloween day is 59º. The warmest Halloween in Indianapolis was 82º and the coldest was 35º
Light rain/showers now moving in through parts of Central Indiana. Right now most of it is staying to our west and north. Expect a few sprinkles early to change over to light rain as the morning presses on.
Take the umbrella with you to the Bus Stop this morning. Many locations will see some light rain / sprinkles at 7am before some steadier rain moves in.
TODAY: Occasional rain expected for the afternoon. Some rain could be heavy at times. Rainfall amounts could be from 0.50″ to 1.5″ in some locations. The temperatures will stay mild and breezy. Winds out of the S 15-25.
TONIGHT: Rain expected to end late tonight as the cold front moves through the state to the east. Hoosier Friday night will be another wet one with soggy fields expected. Keep the umbrella with you this evening. it will be much cooler tonight than the past few nights.
SATURDAY: Rain moves out by the morning and skies will stay partly sunny for the afternoon. Much cooler temps move in behind the front so highs for today will reach the mid 50s. The average high for this date is 59º. Rain stays away for Trick or treat and temps by 6pm – 9pm will range from the low 50s-upper 40s.
Right now most of Central Indiana is dry except for a few light sprinkles and breezy conditions. It is also pretty mild out at this time, with temps in the mid-low 60s.
There are a few showers in the forecast for tonight and Friday. The axis of heavy rain is across Illinois and extends south into East Texas. That heavy rain will shift our way late Friday. Here is the timing with Forecast 8 Futurecast.
Rainfall potential is around an inch locally, but 2-4 inches across Illinois and Missouri. Stay tuned for updates on the timing of the heavy rain and rain totals.
The rain moves out for the weekend and temperatures will fall back into the 50s for highs. Here is the trick or treat forecast.