Columbus, Indiana
Off we go to the Hoosier State, which is probably loving the fact that college basketball has started up to take people's minds off the Colts dismal season. Will the weather be nice for some holiday weekend pick-up games of roundball?
At 9:58pm EST, the temperature at Columbus was 50 degrees under fair skies. High pressure over the region has keep the area dry recently, although southeasterly flow has lead to some low clouds and fog the last couple of days. This high pressure will be giving way tomorrow as a cold front over the Central US will make its push eastward. Most of the early part of the day Saturday will be cloudy but on the dry side. Rain showers are expected to start pushing over the area by late afternoon Saturday, then continue to increase throughout the evening and overnight hours as the front presses eastward into the Ohio Valley. Rain will last well into Sunday as the front starts to break into two actually. The northern part will continue shifting eastward through the Great Lakes while the southern half cuts off into its' own low pressure system, bringing the threat of rain well into the start of the next workweek. There is an outside chance of some snow showers mixed in there as well, but I don't think it will cool off QUITE that much before Sunday is over. Either way, hopefully they enjoy some morning activities tomorrow, because the temperatures will cool off significantly on Sunday.
Saturday: Heavy rain possible by late evening. High 62, Low 43.
Sunday: Rain tapers off by afternoon. High 50, Low 38.
TWC: Saturday: PM showers increasing into evening. High 59, Low 47.
Sunday: Light rain continuing through day, possible snow shower late. High 48, Low 35.
AW: Saturday: Showers by late morning, persisting through day. High 56, Low 44.
Sunday: Windy and cooler with rain continuing. High 48, Low 35.
NWS: Saturday: Increasing chances of rain. High 62, Low 47.
Sunday: Rain expected, snow showers possible after 7pm. High 48, Low 37.
WB: Saturday: Rain increasing during day. High 62, Low 44.
Sunday: Rain through most of day, isolated snow shower late. High 48, Low 35.
Here we see mostly high clouds traversing the region ahead of the front pushing into the Central Plains. We can expect the clouds to thicken and be a rather dreary weekend for the folks of Columbus.
