Of course... you can read all about the Saints game in our Sports Blog... but the expression, "Saints fans are on cloud 9", led me to look up the expression.

The popularity of the phrase is attributed to a radio show in the 1950s, a song by George Harrison, as well as a song by the Temptations among other things. However, phrase sources attribute the source of "cloud 9" to the 1896 publishing of the International Cloud Atlas, which gave 10 different cloud types for use by the US Weather Bureau. Cumulonimbus clouds, the tall, billowy clouds that reach up to 30,000 or 40,000 feet in the atmosphere (thunderstorm clouds) were level 9 clouds. (Sources include phrases.org and worldwidewords.org)

As far as your forecast today, expect warm and humid conditions with afternoon highs in the mid to upper 70s. Rain will begin to move into the area Monday morning in advance of a frontal system expected to move through Monday night into Tuesday morning.

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