KATC StormTeam 3 Weather BLOG

After a quiet start to the work/school week we’ll see scattered showers and storms moving in for Tuesday.  Temperatures will warm back to normal finally for Monday with highs reaching the mid-60s.  Look out for sea fog and milder lows for Monday night into early Tuesday followed by a warm Tuesday with highs reaching the mid-70s before the storms kick in.  Right now I am not looking for severe weather with the system Tuesday, but there could be a few healthy storms especially farther north into Central Louisiana and Southwestern Mississippi.  We should be cooler and mostly dry Wednesday then the “big” weather event for this week arrives Thursday.  The storm system that has been plaguing the West Coast with heavy rain, storms and snows will be advancing eastward allowing for fairly deep low pressure to develop over Eastern Texas and the NW Gulf of Mexico.  This system will likely bring the threat of heavy rains and severe weather Thursday into Thursday night with probably a fairly large tornado event for portions of the Southern Plains into the SE U.S.  It’s too early to tell exactly what we will see in Acadiana but several inches of rain, severe storms in the area and very rough conditions offshore will all be good bets.  Friday into early Saturday we’ll see a break with seasonably cool temperatures, but Sunday through Mardi Gras still looks quite unsettled with healthy rain chances possible especially for Sunday and Monday.  This energetic pattern will likely continue into the second week of February.