2024 to be world’s hottest year on record, per EU scientists
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An unseasonably warm week across Central Indiana could close out with thunderstorms.
Daily high temperatures will gradually climb throughout the week to the upper 60s by Wednesday and the mid-70s by Friday, according to National Weather Service forecasts. Monday and Tuesday will be mostly sunny and clear, but clouds will move in toward the week’s end with rain possible Thursday and Friday.
Average max temperatures in Indianapolis are typically 49 to 51 degrees Fahrenheit this time of year, historical data for March 9-14 shows. The city’s record high for March 14, recorded in 2012, is 81 degrees.
This week’s weather forecast for Indianapolis
- Sunday: Sunny with highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday: Sunny with highs in the mid-60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday: Partly cloudy with highs in the upper 60s.
- Thursday: Party cloudy with highs in the lower 70s and a 20% chance of showers.
- Friday: Highs in the mid-70s, but partly cloudy with a 70-80% chance of showers through midnight.
Email IndyStar Reporter Jordan Smith at JTsmith@gannett.com. Follow him on X: @jordantsmith09
