KATC StormTeam 3 Weather BLOG

Acadaina will see some quick weather changes over the next few days before it settles down to nice and cool later this week.  Plenty of high and mid level clouds will continue to stream into the area overnight through tomorrow.  Another strong storm system in the west will traverse the Rockies tomorrow and form a low pressure system in the southern high plains Wednesday.  This will induce deeper moisture and much milder conditions across Acadiana through Wednesday.  So expect lots of high and mid-level clouds with a few light sprinkles through tomorrow morning.  Widely scattered showers will be possible Tuesday as a warm front lifts across the area but best rain chances should stay well to the west and north of Acadiana.  There could even be a few intervals of sunshine Tuesday during the afternoon.  Sun or not, we should see highs reaching back into the mid-upper 60s tomorrow.  Temperatures will stay in the 60s tomorrow night courtesy of breezy southeast to south winds late tomorrow into tomorrow night.  Showers and thunderstorms will be a good bet for Wednesday with highs reaching the mid-upper 70s.  But don’t get used to the warm temperatures as cooler, below normal temperatures, are expected for the latter part of the week.  Another reinforcing cool front will arrive for late Saturday keeping it cool through next Monday.  The front Saturday should have limited moisture so at this time I am not expecting significant rain chances.  The next weather system should allow for a quick warm-up for Mardi Gras but there may be some showers…we’ll get a better feel for the big holiday weekend later this week.  I would plan on rather chilly bead-catching conditions with temperatures mostly in the 40s and 50s for the evening parades.