A strong front Saturday morning blasted through the state bringing Canadian air and gusty winds. Wind chills Saturday night are expected to dip to 23 degrees with the actual temperature running at about 34 in Lafayette. A light freeze is expected Sunday night so the plants that have bloomed in the warm weather will now be in danger. Our last average freeze day is in mid March so we still have a couple of weeks until then.
The northerly strong winds have created a low water advisory because tide levels are running at least a foot below normal. That makes it hard for ships to navigate the coast and channels. Conditions should improve by Sunday afternoon.
A good part of the Southeast has been dealing with severe weather from tornado threats to snow. We were lucky enough to only get some rain. But now we are heading into a moderate drought and our next chance of rain is not in the near future. Lafayette’s rainfall decifit is at about 6.5 inches while New Iberia’s is at 7 inches since January 1st.
Through the week temperatures will quickly warm up with all of the sunshine and lack of cold fronts. By Thursday temperatures will top out near 80! We quickly go from winter to spring-like weather in a matter of days.