Preliminary, unfiltered evere weather report count for Saturday is at 371 with 30 tornado reports.

Highs today varied greatly from 47-61 over the area, coldest where it stayed cloudy (with a few sprinkles) in the northeast half. 

Sunday was another day with big temperature difference in the viewing area with 50-61 from northeast to southwest.

TONIGHT:

PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, THEN CLOUDY WITH A FEW ISOLATED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE. NORTH TO NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. LOWS 33-37 (AROUND 35 FOR GREATER LAFAYETTE). WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S. COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION 20%.

TUESDAY:

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN/SNOW TO RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGHS 41-46 (AROUND 45 FOR GREATER LAFAYETTE). NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND 10-20 MPH. WIND CHILLS IN THE 30S. COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION 30%.

TUESDAY NIGHT:

CLOUDY. FEW RAIN & SNOW SHOWERS. SOME PATCHY FOG. LOWS 33-37. (AROUND 36 FOR GREATER LAFAYETTE) NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND 10-15 MPH. WIND CHILLS UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION 30%.

WEDNESDAY:

EARLY ISOLATED RAIN/SNOW SHOWER. MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY, THEN CLEARING LATE. HIGHS 48-54 (AROUND 51 FOR GREATER LAFAYETTE). NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND 5-12 MPH. COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE MORNING 20%.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:

MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. SOME PATCHY FOG. LOWS 32-36 (AROUND 34 FOR GREATER LAFAYETTE). EAST WIND 2-5 MPH.

THURSDAY:

INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS 54-60. SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WIND 5-10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT:

CLEARING. PATCHY FOG. LOWS 39-45. EAST-SOUTHEAST WIND 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY:

INCREASING CLOUDS. BECOMING BREEZY. SHOWERS & T'STORMS DEVELOPING PM. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WIND 15-25 MPH. HIGHS 60S TO NEAR 70. COVERAGE OF RAINFALL 50% IN THE LATE PM.

FRIDAY NIGHT:

CLOUDY & WINDY WITH SHOWERS & T'STORMS (TAPERING LATE). EAST-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND 15-30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. LOWS 41-48. COVERAGE OF RAINFALL 50%.

ANY SEVERE RISK (EVEN MARGINAL) CURRENTLY LOOKS TO RUN FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO TEXAS, BUT NOT HERE.

SATURDAY:

MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY THEN BREEZY. HIGHS 47-54. NORTH WIND 15-30 MPH DECREASING TO 10-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT:

MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 34-39. NORTHEAST WIND 5-8 MPH.

SUNDAY:

PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH 57-62. SOUTHEAST WIND 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT:

BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 41-48. SOUTHEAST WIND 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY, APRIL 6:

CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH A FEW ISOLATED T'STORMS POSSIBLE. HIGHS 55-63. SOUTHEAST WIND 10-20 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL 6-7:

CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH A FEW T'STORMS POSSIBLE POSSIBLE. LOWS 50-57. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 MPH.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7:

SHOWERS TAPERING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT WIND. HIGHS 55-60.

TUESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 7-8: 

MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY WITH WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10-25 MPH.  FEW SHOWERS/T'STORMS POSSIBLE.  PATCHY FOG EARLY.  LOWS 46-55, THEN RISING TO 55-62. 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8:

MOSTLY CLOUDY.  WINDY.  SOME SHOWERS/T'STORMS POSSIBLE.  PARAMETERS SUGGEST SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE.  HIGH 71-76.  SOUTHWEST WIND 20-35 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 8-9:

MOSTLY CLOUDY.  WINDY.  COLDER.  LOWS 41-49.  NORTHWEST WIND 25-35 MPH.

Toward the mid point of April, right to latter April, it looks active with multiple rounds of some severe weather possible, above normal rainfall & above normal temperatures.