Areas of fog will clear shortly after daybreak with clearing skies afterward.
Hot conditions are expected through Saturday with storm chances late today into the overnight hours.
Winds up to 40 mph tomorrow afternoon with additional storm chances late tomorrow night into Saturday.
Storms may be severe at times.
An active period of weather is expected over the next 3 days with storms starting this evening.
Additional strong to severe storms are possible late Friday night into Saturday.
Damaging winds and large hail are the primary threats with these storms.
INDIANAPOLIS 7-DAY EXTENDED FORECAST
Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 60. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers, mainly before 8am. High near 70. The chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3-DAY OUTLOOK
SOURCE: NWS Indianapolis.
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