While Memorial Day weekend traditionally signals the unofficial start of summer, early spring-like weather is clinging to Central Indiana.
Temperatures over the past several days have ranged in the upper 50s to the low 70s — not exactly ideal conditions for cannonballing into the many outdoor public pools now open across Indianapolis.
The National Weather Service predicts cool and rainy weather will persist Tuesday through Friday, which might have some Hoosiers wondering when summer will begin?
Here’s what we know about when things could warm up.
When will Central Indiana get warmer?
As of Tuesday, meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Indianapolis predict temperatures will climb into the 80s beginning Saturday. The high is expected to reach 81 with a low of 58 on Saturday night.
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Weather forecast for Indianapolis, Indiana
The extended weather forecast for central Indiana is as follows:
🌧️☁️Tuesday: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
🌧️☁️ Tuesday night: Scattered showers, mainly before 10 p.m.. Cloudy, with a low around 58. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
🌧️⛈️☁️ Wednesday: A chance of showers between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m.. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
☁️ Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
🌧️⛅ Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
⛈️☁️ Thursday night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
🌧️🌤️ Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
🌙 Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 7 mph.
🌧️☀️ Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m.. Sunny, with a high near 81. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
🌧️☁️ Saturday night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 2 a.m.. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
🌧️🌤️ Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
🌙 Sunday night: A 10 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
☀️ Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
More about public pools: These Central Indiana pools and waterparks opened Memorial Day weekend.
Live weather radar for Indianapolis, Indiana
John Tufts covers trending news for IndyStar and Midwest Connect. Send him a news tip at JTufts@Gannett.com. Find him on BlueSky at JohnWritesStuff.
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