KATC StormTeam 3 Weather BLOG

Scattered showers and thundershowers pushed through the area this afternoon ahead of a cool front that will bring cool and dry weather back to the area for a couple of days.  Look for temperatures to drop into the low-mid 40s with breezy northerly winds overnight.  This front is not nearly as strong as the last few that Acadiana has seen with less in the way of cold air and wind expected with this one.  Highs tomorrow should rebound nicely into the mid-upper 60s with unabated sunshine.  Fair and chilly conditions with some late night early morning patchy fog will be possible for Wednesday morning.  Although Wednesday should be mostly sunny and mild, expect high clouds to begin to invade the area as the sub-tropical jet stream becomes more active overhead for later in the week, into the weekend and at least for a part of next week.  That will mean more quick changes for us including healthier precipitation events with more clouds ultimately some chilly conditions.  Models are at odds beyond Friday so forecast confidence is not that high, but that has never stopped us from trying to make an accurate forecast!  Thursday/Thanksgiving mostly cloudy and mild conditions are expected with a few passing scattered showers possible during the day.  A stronger disturbance and an area of low pressure may get cranked up across the area Friday allowing for a good chance of rain and embedded thunderstorms.  The system should move eastward allowing for cooler and drier air at the surface to spill into the region Saturday but another upper disturbance could allow for rains to return on Sunday…and they could be chilly rains at that.  Putting some faith in the long range models also would yield another “cool” active weather event for next Tuesday into Wednesday…the bottom line: be prepared for lots of weather changes and probably changes to the forecast as we head into the weekend and beyond!