656
FXUS63 KIWX 312344
AFDIWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
644 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF -10F TO -15F. A
COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOME COUNTIES.
- A CLIPPER SYSTEM MONDAY BRINGS LESS THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW, BUT
COULD CAUSE SLIPPERY TRAVEL FOR THE MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES.
- NOT AS COLD THIS WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 20S
AT TIMES.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 225 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2026
CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS (FLURRIES) CONTINUE TO SINK SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON AS FRIDAY'S UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH IS NOW PIVOTING ACROSS THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE. MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS EXPANSIVE HIGH PRESSURE
ALONG THE KS-OK BORDER BACK BUILDS NORTH THROUGH THE MIDWEST BRINGING
CALM CONDITIONS AND DECREASING CLOUDS. THESE LIGHT WINDS WERE A
DOUBLE-EDGE SWORD WHEN DECIDING ON A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ABOUT
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. LIGHT WIND WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
RADIATE OUT AMID FRESH SNOWPACK WHILE ALSO ALTERING THE AIR
TEMPERATURE NEEDED TO MEET OR EXCEED A -15F WIND CHILL. CONDITIONS
ARE OVERALL MARGINAL, BUT CLEARING SKIES AND FRESH SNOW WERE THE TIP
IN FAVOR OF A HEADLINE. SUNDAY FEATURES MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES IN THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S.
A CLIPPER SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE UPPER GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY. THE
BEST MOISTURE IS LOCATED NEAR THE LOW CENTER ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN
ONTARIO. THIS GREATLY REDUCES LOCAL SNOW AMOUNTS AS THIS BREEZES
THROUGH. AN ELEVATED DGZ (LOCATED ABOUT 5-8K FT HIGHER THAN RECENT
DAYS) ALONG WITH ANTECEDENT DRY AIR POINTS TO A QUICK HITTING
DOSE OF LIGHT SNOW (< 1") THAT BEGINS RIGHT NEAR THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE IN THE GREATER SOUTH BEND AREA. LAKE ENHANCEMENT
COULD INCREASE SNOWFALL RATES FOR A BRIEF TIME FOR LAKE-
ADJACENT COUNTIES. WHILE LOW SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED,
TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES MONDAY. SNOW ENDS
FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON, WITH SNOW PERHAPS LINGERING
IN FORT WAYNE FOR THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THIS CLIPPER LACKS ANY PROLONGED ARCTIC
BITE WITH WIND VECTORS PARALLEL TO 850MB ISOTHERMS. THIS MEANS
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB WELL INTO THE 20S NOT ONLY
ON MONDAY, BUT TUESDAY AS WELL. NORTHWEST FLOW SHARPENS
WEDNESDAY IN RESPONSE TO A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY
THAT IS POISED TO PASS SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA AT THIS TIME.
YET, BECAUSE OF THE NORTHWEST FLOW, CANNOT RULE OUT A PERIOD OF
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH A TIGHT 850-MB THERMAL GRADIENT NOTED.
LATE WEEK, WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR A DEVELOPING LOW DROPPING OUT OF
CANADA AND INTO MICHIGAN WHICH THREATENS TO BRING A PERIOD OF SNOW
TO OUR AREA FRIDAY/SATURDAY, WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES IN ITS
WAKE.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 638 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2026
PREDOMINANTLY VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE TAF, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
MVFR CEILINGS AT KFWA THIS EVENING. A BROAD CLOUD SHIELD
(CEILINGS 2500-3500FT) EXTENDS FROM HILLSDALE, MI SOUTHWEST
INTO COLUMBIA CITY, IN AND MARION, IN. CLEARING THANKS TO
SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE EXITING WAVE IS EXPANDING SOUTH AND
EASTWARD-SO HAVE A TEMPO AT KFWA TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS CLEARING
OVER THE NEXT THREE HOURS. OTHERWISE, EXPECT CLEAR SKIES AND
MAYBE A FEW HIGH CLOUDS INTO THE DAY TOMORROW.
SOME OF THE GUIDANCE SUGGESTS EITHER A BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR
CEILINGS AND/OR BR DEVELOPMENT IN THE 12-15Z TIMEFRAME AT BOTH
TERMINALS...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE WAS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN THE TAF
FOR NOW. THERE IS SOME BR AT KC65 IN PLYMOUTH, IN (5SM), BUT
OUTSIDE OF THAT THE SITES ARE 10SM. IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE WITH
N-NW WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
WHEN THEY STRENGTHEN FROM THE S-SW TO AROUND 5-10KTS.
IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IN...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
INZ006>009-017-018-022>027-032>034.
OH...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY FOR OHZ001-
002-004-005-015-016-024-025.
MI...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY FOR MIZ080-
081.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...BROWN
AVIATION...MCD
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