Light snow flurries in Indianapolis early Sunday signaled an approaching arctic air mass that could bring dangerous wind chills as low as -20 degrees across Indiana in the coming days. Bitterly cold temperatures are forecast across Indiana from 7 p.
Though Indianapolis may feel a brief reprieve from weeks of below-freezing temperatures Saturday, it won't last.
A significant Arctic cold front is set to impact Indiana this weekend, with temperatures plunging into the teens on Sunday and overnight
An extreme cold watch has been issued from NWS for all of central Indiana for Sunday night through Monday afternoon.
STATEWIDE–Temperatures and wind chill factors will be in the single digits across Indiana this weekend. “The coldest air will arrive, though, Monday and Tuesday of next week,” said Jason Puma, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. Puma says lows late in those evenings will be around 0.
NWS Indianapolis warns of hazardous weather, including freezing fog, sub-zero temps, and precipitation in Central Indiana.
A clipper system, which originated in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, is pushing colder air into the Midwest, a meteorologist said.
The Bloomington area has a 100% chance for snow on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS is now predicting 3 to 4 inches for the Bloomington area, up from 1 to 2 inches it expected previously.
Winter storm warning issued for southern Indiana, winter weather advisory for central Indiana. Snowfall and hazardous road conditions expected.
Central Indiana hit by winter storm, with snowfall totals up to 13 inches in south central Indiana. Ice accumulations also reported.
The National Weather Service has issued extreme cold watches for parts of central and southern Indiana, as well as parts of Kentucky and Ohio, noting temperatures dropping as low as 10 degrees below zero and windchills dropping as low as 25 degrees below zero.