INDIANAPOLIS — After a stretch of dry, unusually warm weather, central Indiana is preparing for a wet start to the week, with heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms expected Monday evening into Tuesday morning.

Much of Monday will stay warm and mostly dry, with highs near 80 degrees. But forecasters say rain will move in from the south later in the day.

“We’re expecting rain chances to increase later this afternoon, mainly moving in from the south,” said Cody Moore, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. “Most of the day won’t be a washout, but conditions will start to deteriorate heading into the evening.”

The heaviest rain is expected late Monday night into early Tuesday morning, especially along and south of Interstate 70, where multiple rounds of storms c

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