We’re setting up for a warm weekend with plenty of clouds and some scattered shower and/or thundershower activity. A frontal boundary to the north will sag southward into Central Louisiana before becoming nearly stationary. This frontal boundary will bring more clouds and scattered shower activity to the region Saturday. The best chance for some thunderstorms should stay to the north and west of the region, but a few brief rumbles of thunder may be possible. The weekend shouldn’t be a washout however with any activity staying scattered and brief in nature and there will be some sunshine mixed in, especially late in the afternoons. The front will begin to return back to the north Sunday but there will probably be a few daytime heating-induced showers. It may feel quite summer-like Sunday with highs in the mid-80s but winds should get breezier for Sunday afternoon taking a little out of the heat factor. Widely scattered showers may be possible again on Monday, but we should see a healthy increase in the chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night into Tuesday as a stronger front tries to push through.
I did some research on the Atchafalaya at Morgan City and if we do see a crest of 7.5ft on April 8th it will be the highest the water has risen since 1997. We are not anticipating levels to go higher than the current forecast, but any significant precipitation to our north could be problematic if it occurs in the same flood ravaged areas. We’ll have more on this story next week. Have a good weekend!