INDIANAPOLIS — October is ending on a very warm note across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes, and November may start the same way. Forecast models show a stretch of well above normal temperatures from October 29 through November 3. Readings could run 10 to 15 degrees or more above normal for this time of year. Afternoon highs are expected to reach the mid 60s, with a day or two possibly hitting 70 degrees or warmer.
Indiana Leads the Warmth
Some of the largest temperature departures on the model show up across Indiana. Indianapolis and Lafayette are shown running about 24 degrees above normal early on Tuesday, November 3. Champaign, Illinois, is close behind at about 23 degrees above normal.
Fort Wayne, South Bend, and Bloomington are shown around 22 degrees above normal. Evansville is running about 21 degrees warmer than usual. Those numbers are very unusual for early November.
Ohio and Michigan Also Run Warm
Across Ohio, Toledo and Lima are shown about 22 degrees above normal. Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati are running around 21 degrees warmer than average. Cleveland is about 20 degrees above normal.
In Michigan, Lansing is shown near 22 degrees above normal, while Detroit is about 21. Grand Rapids is running around 20 degrees warmer than usual. Even Traverse City and Ludington are shown well above normal.
Kentucky, Illinois, and Wisconsin Join In
Louisville is shown about 21 degrees above normal, with Lexington near 22. Springfield, Illinois, and St. Louis are running about 20 to 21 degrees warmer than average. Peoria is shown near 19 degrees above normal…