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FXUS63 KIND 022339
AFDIND

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
739 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Clear skies advancing southward through tonight

- Much cooler air around Saturday and again early next week.
  Potential for lows in the upper 30s in the northeast Monday
  night.

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.DISCUSSION (This evening through Friday)...
Issued at 215 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Rest of This Afternoon through Saturday...

Forcing continues to shift south this afternoon, keeping the bulk of
the rain south of central Indiana. There could be some
sprinkles/light drizzle in the south as some light returns have been
seen on radar. Will keep some low PoPs south, diminishing from the
north as the afternoon progresses.

Clouds will take longer to diminish though. Lower clouds will
diminish first, then mid and high clouds will eventually exit as
well. Skies likely won`t be mostly clear all areas until during the
overnight.

High pressure will rule Saturday into Saturday night, providing
quiet conditions. Some high clouds will move in from the south later
Saturday into Saturday evening. Otherwise, skies will be mostly
clear.

Lows tonight and Saturday night will be in the 40s to around 50.
Highs Saturday will be in the mid 60s to lower 70s.

Sunday onward...

Northwest flow aloft will continue across central Indiana next week.
At the surface, high pressure will be in control for most of the
period.

A cold front will move through on Sunday, but the front won`t have
any moisture to work with as the Gulf is cut off. Another cold front
will move in around Thursday night, but it too will have limited or
no moisture to work with. Thus, will go with a dry forecast
throughout the week.

Temperatures will rebound to above normal on Sunday ahead of the
front, then return to below normal for Monday and Tuesday. Low
temperatures may fall into the upper 30s across the northeastern
forecast area Monday night. With light winds and mostly clear skies,
will have to watch for the potential for patchy frost in favored
cold areas.

As high pressure moves east of the area mid-week, southerly winds
will bring back temperatures to above normal. There is some
uncertainty on how much cooler air will be behind the late week cold
front. Present indications that not much cooler air will move in
before upper heights rise again and bring in warmer air beyond the 7
day period.

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.AVIATION (00Z TAF Issuance)...
Issued at 738 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Impacts:

- Easterly winds gusting up to 15KT Saturday

Discussion:

VFR conditions to prevail across central Indiana through Saturday
evening as broad and cool autumnal Canadian air mass slide from the
Great Lakes to Maine.  BKN mid cloud to push south of KBMG by 02Z
this evening, with mostly clear skies for the remainder of the TAF
period across the region...although FEW/SCT cirrus may return over
KIND after 00Z Sunday.

North-northeast winds sustained around 7KT tonight should wane
slightly pre-dawn for outlying terminals.  Surface flow to veer to
easterly Saturday with winds increasing slightly to around 10KT.

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

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AVIATION...AGM
DISCUSSION...50