Expect sub-zero temperatures and negative numbers for wind chills along with the potential for more snow. But the end of the week should warm up.
Indianapolis' extreme cold snap began overnight on Sunday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a cold weather advisory lasting from about Monday morning through 10 a.m. Wednesday.
NWS Indianapolis warns of hazardous weather, including freezing fog, sub-zero temps, and precipitation in Central Indiana.
An extreme cold watch has been issued from NWS for all of central Indiana for Sunday night through Monday afternoon.
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Aaron Updike, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, said so far this year, Indianapolis has gotten 15.7 inches of snow, which is unusual. He said the last time Indianapolis saw this much snow this early in the year was 2014.
Extreme cold watches issued for parts of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Windchills could drop as low as 25 degrees below zero. Prepare for potential water pipe damage.
Expect temperatures to drop throughout the day Sunday. It will be freezing cold all the way through Wednesday,
This week has brought a cold snap to Indianapolis, though temperatures have stayed above dangerously cold thresholds. However, a warming trend this weekend offers a brief reprieve from the chill, along with a chance to melt some of the lingering snow.
"Now all of those neighborhoods are a sheet of ice anyway, because they didn't get plowed," Councilor Brian Mowery told DPW staff.
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Indianapolis extended the availability of an overnight warming center citing dangerous winter conditions. An extreme wind chill is forecasted to barrel toward Central Indiana Sunday night, with the temperature expected to reach zero degrees Fahrenheit by Monday morning.