Our Saturday will be a wet one while Sunday will be a blustery one. A low pressure system developing in the Gulf Saturday will produce widespread rain and a few embedded thunderstorms. Coastal parishes in Acadiana will see the heaviest rains, about 1.5-2 inches, while rain tallies will be closer to an inch or inch and half along the 1-10 parishes. Farther north rain totals should be less.   But as always, there will probably a few isolated areas that see more than 2 inches of rain, and if I were going on the latest guidance I would favor St Mary Parish. Fortunately this system will be a quick one with all the precipitation expected to end by 5:00pm, or sooner. Also, I’m not expecting any organized severe weather however, closer to the coast we should see some healthy storms that could cause some trouble. In addition, I wouldn’t be surprised if a few embedded thunderstorms contain some hail, but right now the Storm Prediction Center thinks the real nasty stuff will stay well offshore.Â
Colder air will spill into the region with a light freeze possible for Monday morning. Rain will likely be back into the forecast for Tuesday with plenty of clouds and the occasional showers likely for the rest of the week into the weekend.  Some colder air may arrive in about 9-10 days…but we have had not much skill beyond 5 days this winter so we’ll see what it looks like in a few more days. Have a good weekend! Â