Indianapolis, IN
Scattered storms with seasonable temperatures this week
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — No severe weather is expected this week, but a few heavy downpours are possible.
This morning:
Good morning. We’re starting the day off with mostly cloudy skies. Radar showed a few light showers in western portions of the state early this morning. Heavier rain showers are in the southeastern portions of the state. Rain activity is moving to the north and east.
Monday:
For the rest of the morning hours, expect a few light showers in and around central Indiana. Otherwise, we’re partly cloudy as we roll into the late morning and afternoon hours with warm and humid conditions. Some isolated showers and thunderstorms could develop by mid- to late-afternoon. No severe weather is expected, but a few heavy downpours are possible.
Highs top out into the low and mid 80s.
Monday night:
As we lose the heating of the day to night, showers and thunderstorms should fall apart. We are partly cloudy overnight, with a few areas of fog possible. Lows will fall to the mid-60s.
Tuesday:
Tuesday is a similar setup. We are likely to be dry for much of the morning and early afternoon hours, with partly cloudy and humid conditions. A few spotty storms will be possible, fueled by the maximum heat of the afternoon.
Highs top out into the mid-80s.
Wednesday:
Wednesday will be our best chance for rain in the seven-day forecast. We expect a cold front to march through the state by the afternoon and evening hours, which should bring scattered showers and a few thunderstorms to the area.
Highs top out into the mid-80s.
7 day forecast:
There is a chance for a few isolated showers on Thursday, but the chance remains relatively low in the wake of Wednesday’s cold front. The rest of the extended area looks pretty quiet with seasonable temperatures. Expect highs in the mid-80s on Friday, which will likely continue into the weekend. Humidity looks to stay on the high end for the next seven days.
Indianapolis, IN
Katherine Legge Will Attempt to Make History With Indianapolis 500, NASCAR Double in Same Day
Katherine Legge will look to make motorsports history this month by competing in IndyCar and NASCAR Cup Series races on the same day.
According to ESPN, Legge’s BRANDed Management announced Wednesday that she intends to race in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on May 24, which is a feat known in racing as “the double.”
The double has been attempted 10 times by five different drivers, but Legge would be the first woman to do so if she pulls it off.
Speaking to USA Today‘s Mitchell Northam regarding her ambitious plan, Legge said, “It’s another groundbreaking thing that I can showcase to the world really that, if you set your mind to things, you can do anything, and you can do things that maybe you never even dreamt of before.”
Legge, who is a 45-year-old motorsports veteran from England, has competed in the Indy 500 four times, and she has run in eight NASCAR Cup Series races over the past two seasons.
Her best Indy 500 finish to date was 22nd in 2012, while her best result in a NASCAR Cup Series race was 17th last season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson was the most recent driver to run the double, doing so last season. He previously attempted it in 2024, but a rain delay during the Indy 500 caused him to miss the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
John Andretti, Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch and Larson have all run the double, but the only driver to ever complete every lap of both races in the same day was Stewart in 2001.
No driver running the double has ever won a race as part of it. Stewart’s finishes of sixth in the Indy 500 and third in the Coca-Cola 600 in 2001 are the best results in the double to date.
Regardless of where she finishes, Legge will etch her name in motorsports history forever if she is merely able to qualify for and compete in both the 2026 Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600.
INDIANAPOLIS — Opening day for the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 featured six hours of practice around the famed 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Noblesville native Conor Daly finished among the top three on the speed charts, recording a best lap of 225.838 mph.
Daly returns for his 13th Indianapolis 500 start, driving the No. 23 Chevrolet for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. The race marks the team’s lone IndyCar entry of the season, and Daly’s first Indy 500 appearance since spending 2025 as a full-time driver for Juncos Hollinger Racing, where he finished 18th in the championship standings.
“Just a good Day 1,” Daly said. “I’m very happy with the mechanical balance in the car right now.”
Much of the early session consisted of single-car runs, with pack drafting not becoming common until later in the afternoon. Even then, traffic remained manageable, and the day unfolded without major interruptions.
Despite limited drafting throughout most of the session, Daly said he was pleased with the early feel of the car and believes the team has a clear direction moving forward.
“We definitely know what we want to do for tomorrow,” Daly said. “We identified a couple things that we want to reevaluate tomorrow.”
Wind conditions also became a major factor throughout the paddock, adding another layer of challenge for drivers trying to find consistency.
“The wind is really making things interesting,” Daly said. “It seems like the last couple of years that’s changed the race a lot.”
Still, the opening day remained relatively clean despite the high speeds and steady track activity. The only significant issue came for defending Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Palou, who spent much of the session in the garage after reporting a problem in the rear of his car.
Palou returned to the track in the closing minutes and quickly jumped to the top of the speed charts, posting the fastest lap of the day at 225.937 mph.
Jessica Garcete is an IndyStar sports reporter. Get IndyStar’s motor sports coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Motor Sports newsletter. Subscribe to the YouTube channel IndyStar TV: IndyCar for a behind-the-scenes look at IndyCar and expert analysis.
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