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.