While the East coast recovers from severe thunderstorms and flooding, students in Ball State University can say for the first time this year that Indiana is the place to be.
Warm temperatures are expected to continue throughout the weekend and next week, with a chance of thunderstorms Saturday evening and temperature drop to the higher 60s on Sunday.
East central Indiana is expecting to have temperatures rise to the lower 80s today, the highest temperature in Muncie reported so far this year.
Thunderstorms and floods have been threatening the east coast from Maine, going down to South Carolina. A second major storm in less than a month hit the East Coast Tuesday, according to the Associated press.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency and mobilized National Guardsmen to be ready to assist and road closures were reported Monday in several states.
Meanwhile, Indiana's weather has had an effect on Ball State, with more people walking around campus, students reading under trees and playing frisbee.
The weather has kept senior telecommunications major Bryan Vander Weerd in a good mood. He said he decided to eat outside the Atrium for the first time this year.
"Compared to seven days ago, when I looked outside my window and it was snowing, it's wonderful," he said. "I don't think about the stress, just looking at the fountain and everybody outside makes me feel good."
Other students are gearing up for the weekend.
"[The weather is] fantastic, it puts me on a good mood. This weekend I think I'm going to buy a kite and fly it," freshman photography major Kristin Bowlby said.
The warm weather is a result of south winds being pushed by the distribution of pressure on the East and West coasts, John Kwiatkowski, meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Indianapolis, said.
"We have warm air coming from Texas and the areas in the south," he said, "as long as that pattern persists we expect warmer temperatures and clear skies."
The dry weather will continue on Friday, with relative humidity falling to near critical fire weather levels Friday afternoon, the NWS said.
The NWS advises to listen for later forecasts and possible red flags.
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