Will polar vortex affect Indiana’s winter weather, cold temperatures?
Here’s what weather experts say about how we’ll be impacted by a polar vortex in Indiana, and when we can expect our first frosts around the state.
Cover your plants. The frost is here.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a frost advisory for parts of central Ohio and eastern Indiana. The advisory remains in effect from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. Oct. 10. Temperatures could drop to as low as 34 degrees across the region.
Cities impacted by the advisory include Columbus, Circleville, Washington Court House, Pickerington, Marysville and Plain City, among others.
“Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation,” the NWS warns. “Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.”
The frost advisory comes amid a dry spell and a significant cooling in temperatures following blisteringly hot late-summer and early-fall temperatures, and a handful of bouts of heavy rain.
Will warm conditions return, or is central Ohio on the slippery slope to winter weather? Here’s what the rest of the forecast looks like for the next seven days.
Columbus forecast for Oct. 10 and beyond
- Friday, Oct. 9: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Saturday, Oct. 10: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
- Sunday, Oct. 11: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
- Columbus Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
- Tuesday, Oct. 12: Sunny, with a high near 75.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
- Wednesday, Oct. 13: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
- Thursday, Oct. 14: Sunny, with a high near 67.
