New Record High Set In Lafayette, Today!

Take a look at the high temperatures today in the map above. WOW it was SPRING if only for a day! Highs up around Remington, hitting 60* degrees and highs here at home in Lafayette, hitting 63* degrees! We did see a good amount of sun today before the clouds moved into the area which helped us reach such a high. But the question is, "Did we break that record high?". YES! Take a look at this.You can see the old record high in Lafayette, set back in 1994 of 56* degrees. And now the new record high in Lafayette set just today of 63* DEGREES! Amazing. That's a good 7.7* degrees above the old record. We didn't just break the old record, WE SMASHED IT! lol. Just amazing.

The other thing we had to deal with today was the wind. Or should I say (Is the wind!) As it's still pretty gusty at times. I have many wind reports from around the area. Here are just a few below.You can see wind gusts in the Indianapolis, area at 40 mph. Lafayette, not far behind with a wind gusts to 31 mph. I did make it out to Armstrong park earlier this afternoon for a 2 mile run and that wind wasn't making things easy! However I will say that it was pretty cool to be running around a frozen pound with snow still on the ground in a T- Shirt lol. You don't get to do that everyday. 63* degrees and snow on the ground?? lol I have to say it was pretty nice! :)

So how much longer do we have with this mild weather and windy weather??

Well, I do see some 40s and 50s to finish out this week. However I also see 30s as high next week with 20s as our lows. So hopefully you all got out and enjoyed this mild weather while you could! Here's a look at your quick cast below.

Quick Cast.....

Tonight we will continue to see clouds move into the area with around a 30% chance for a few light scattered hit and miss rain showers. Also winds will continue to gust to near 35 mph at times.

Friday we will look for mostly clear skies across the area. Expect a high around 54* degrees however this will be early and the temperature will fall as the day continues. Low that night around 25* degrees. Expect winds between 10 and 15 mph with a few wind gusts to 20 - 25 mph possible.

Saturday we will look for Partly cloudy skies with more clouds trying to move into the area later that afternoon / evening. High of 44* degrees with a low Saturday night around 30* degrees. Winds become more calm between 5 and 10 mph.