Northern Lights did not make it into the area lastnight & will not do so tonight either.

Highs yesterday reached 52-59.

After a frosty & even foggy morning, with lots of sunshine, highs today reached 55-64.

The 61 officially in Greater Lafayette was just 3 degrees from the record high of 64 set in 1952.

Some patchy fog is possible tonight, followed by skies clouding up tomorrow with highs 48-60 (coolest northwest behind weak frontal boundary & warmest in the south & southeast [around 56 for Greater Lafayette).  Winds will run south-southwest at 10-20 mph. 

Rain is likely tomorrow night & right into Saturday.  It will become more sporadic & taper late in the day & into the evening.

Some t'storms are even possible.

Risk of severe weather is currently from southeast Missouri to the Gulf Coast.

Our highs will run 50-61 from northwest to southeast & around 58 at Greater Lafayette.  Temperatures will fall into the 40s northwest to southeast in the afternoon-evening.

South to southwest winds will turn to the west-northwest at 20-40 mph.  A few isolated gusts to 45 mph are possible.

If you are prone to aches & pains from low pressure, Saturday may be uncomfortable given the center of the deepening surface low passing nearby from Decatur, Illinois to Morocco.

A few snow showers are possible on the back side of the system Saturday night to early Sunday with temperatures in the 30s.

0.75-1.25" rainfall is still likely with isolated +1.25" amounts.

Looks like mainly dry weather next week with lots of clouds & temperatures near to above normal.

Rain is likely a week from this weekend with highs in the 50s with strong southerly winds. 

Looks like significant storm system around Christmas with rain & t'storms with 50s to 60s.

Severe weather outbreak is possible in the southern U.S.  We may have an isolated severe storm it appears.

Winds will be strong from the south & southwest, then west to northwest.

This storm could bring a White Christmas in a large area from Kansas to Wisconsin.