Forecast 8 VIPIR Radar is showing showers across northern Illinois. I do expect showers to develop across central Indiana by late this afternoon. Highs are on track to climb into the middle 50s. The next storm arrives late Wednesday and may produce rain changing to snow Wednesday night and Thursday morning. I have included a computer map for early Thursday morning. Notice the low down to our southeast. If enough cold air gets into the system, central Indiana could see some minor accumulations Thursday morning. Stay tuned!

A cold front will move across the Ohio Valley today ushering in colder air on Monday. This front will produce showers by late this afternoon. The rain should end before the morning drive on Monday. Right now, rainfall totals appear to be under a quarter inch in most spots. Highs today will climb into the middle 50s.

Monday will turn out to be a colder but nice day with some sunshine and highs in the middle 40s. Our next storm will arrive late Wednesday. We will have to watch this closely as rain may change over to snow before ending Thursday morning. There is the potential for some minor accumulation Thursday morning.

Have a great day and GO COLTS!!!!

Right now Forecast 8 VIPIR is picking up on a few clouds now moving in from the west. To our west is where a cold front is positioned. This front will move in by tomorrow and that will help clouds increase. Temps tonight will not be as cold as last night.

TODAY: Unseasonably mild today as high temperatures topped out at 59º here in Indianapolis. Average high for today is 46º.

TONIGHT: High pressure to our south, continues to bring cloudless skies to Central Indiana. Expect dry conditions overnight and temps not as cold as last night, lows in the low-mid 40s.

SUNDAY: Sunshine for the start of the day then clouds will continue to increase throughout the day as a cold front begins to move in. A few spotty showers for our northern viewing area is possible by 2pm then showers will become more widespread by the evening. Forecast highs will continue to stay mild in the low-mid 50s.

MONDAY: Behind the cold front, temperatures will be much cooler as a colder air mass moves in. Any lingering moisture by Monday morning could change rain over to flurries. The flurries will stay light and move out by Midday. High pressure will move in from the west, so clearing skies expected throughout the day on Monday. Highs in the low 40s.

It is a nice afternoon here across Central Indiana. The sun is shining… not a cloud in the sky and temperatures are around 10º above average. In the upper 50s to near 60º in some locations.

Temperatures will push the mid 50s today!

And they will stay mild through tomorrow, but more cold air on the way for Monday and the rest of the week, especially by Thursday:

Temperatures early this morning are chilly:

Highs today will warm to the 50s!

Skies will remain clear today through early on Sunday, then changes are on the way:

After today’s warm air mass, a colder air mass will start to move in Sunday:

The transition to that colder air will bring a few showers in by late in the day Sunday:

A mix of rain and snow will be possible early Monday.

TONIGHT: Clouds from this morning have cleared as an area of high pressure moves in from the south and the system that brought us the clouds and rain moves to the east. Skies will stay clear overnight and temps will drop to the upper 20s – low 30s by morning.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny skies for Saturday and high pressure to the southeast will allow for winds to flow out of the Southwest, bringing in mild air for the weekend. Forecast highs will be in the mid 50s, which is about 10º above average.

SUNDAY: Our next weather maker will move in late Sunday. This will bring showers to Central Indiana during this time period. As the front passes, colder air will move in behind it. Some rain could mix with a few flurries by Monday morning.

By now, we’ve seen scene after scene of people rushing into stores — looking for “Black Friday” bargains.  A business professor told a CBS interviewer “Black Friday” has “been a myth for quite awhile.”  If you’re not familiar with the concept, this is the day retailers are supposed to see their annual sales go from being in the red to in the black.

The professor, Joel Evans of Hofstra University, told CBS: “for some retailers, they’re going to be hanging in until December 31, hoping that that profit happens.”  Instead, he said Black Friday may merely indicate the start of a few weeks of better business for retailers.

Discounts are part of the problem.  Professor Evans said Black Friday’s ”profit margins are so low that” retailers are “really not making a huge profit on that day as they did in the past.”  So, Evans said, retailers must hope shoppers come in for the discounts and then spend their money on other things while they’re in the store.

What are your shopping plans for the holidays, this year?  Using cash more than plastic?  Is your budget lower than last year’s?  How much do you do on-line?  It might be interesting to compare your plans to what we hear from stories around the country.

The cloud deck from this morning has cleared across Central Indiana and has moved east. This has allowed for sunshine to return for the remainder of the afternoon! Temps at this time are in the upper 30s to low 40s.