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FXUS63 KIND 172247
AFDIND

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
647 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Clearing skies are expected tonight; Areas of fog, possibly dense,
will be possible.

- Mostly Sunny and less humid on Tuesday.

- Additional thunderstorms likely mid week.

- Turning milder and drier late week into next weekend

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.DISCUSSION (This evening through Monday)...
Issued at 206 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

The persistent upper level ridge to the south that has kept central
Indiana squarely in the bullseye of ring-of-fire convection for the
last week plus will finally begin to retrograde to the west and
amplify this week.

A cold front to the northwest will push through the area today, with
scattered pre-frontal showers and storms early in the day, primarily
across the southern portions of the area. Rain chances will finally
come to an end late today as the tail end of the boundary exits the
area, with dry weather expected tonight into Tuesday as surface high
pressure pushes into the region.

Light to calm winds, clearing skies, and very moist ground will
likely produce areas of fog tonight despite the decreasing
dewpoints. Dense fog will definitely be on the table given how
incredibly waterlogged most of the area is.

The next chance for thunderstorms will come late Tuesday night into
Wednesday night as one or more shortwave disturbances pivoting
around a large upper low over the eastern Canadian provinces drives
another frontal boundary through the area. Heavy rain and strong to
severe storms will again be a threat, as though instability is a bit
more modest owing to more limited moisture (though still 70th-80th
percentile climatologically), deep layer shear should be fairly
robust. Damaging winds would be the primary threat with this
activity, with at least a modest flash flood threat given the
extreme antecedent conditions.

The more amplified pattern looks to persist late week into early
next, with below normal temperatures and mostly quiet weather
appearing likely, though an occasional upper level disturbance in
the cyclonic flow aloft may necessitate a slight chance of a shower.

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.AVIATION (00Z TAF Issuance)...
Issued at 645 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Impacts:

- Patchy fog overnight

Discussion:

Northwesterly flow continues following a frontal passage. Winds
may stay near 10kt through 02Z, but should switch towards light
and variable to calm after 04Z. This lighter wind along with prior
rainfall may lead to areas of fog late tonight into tomorrow
morning.

Winds remain light, but become westerly tomorrow.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

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AVIATION...Updike
DISCUSSION...Puma