KATC StormTeam 3 Weather BLOG

Although the weekend didn’t go as expected as the core of the widespread showers and storms with last week’s Gulf low did most of it’s damage in Mississippi and Arkansas where flooding and a couple of fatalities were reported.  I didn’t get many complaints about our weather however (well I did get one nasty email) that rain coverage was less than expected for Saturday and Sunday.  And as I mentioned last week, the forecast was full of uncertainty when dealing with a tropical/hybrid low under a weak steering currents.  We continue to be under the influence of that remnant low across Arkansas with scattered showers and storms spiraling counter-clockwise from the low and drifting southeast across the area late this afternoon.  Tomorrow slightly drier and more stable air should move in knocking our rain chances down to 30%, but there will still be some activity tomorrow afternoon but about half of the amount that most of us saw today.  It looks like an upper disturbance rolling out of Texas tomorrow night and Wednesday should enhance the chance of storms Wednesday but then more stable air begins to move back into the region for Thursday followed by substantially drier and more stable weather for Friday into the weekend.  That means highs will climb into the upper 80s to near 90 later this week into the weekend while lows drop a little into the mid-upper 60s.  Highs in the near term through Thursday will be dictated by clouds and the chance of rain so they should be confined to the mid-80s with plenty of humidity at least through Wednesday.  At least we should see a break in the humidity later this week and hopefully for the weekend too!