Finally the sun made an appearance Friday setting the stage for a very nice weekend. Lots of sun mixed with some high level cirrus clouds are in the forecast for Acadiana’s Saturday with unabated sun expected for Sunday. Temperatures will cool as high pressure builds in throughout the weekend with highs cooling a few more degrees for Sunday. Temperatures Saturday night and Sunday night may approach the frost zone so make sure the tender vegetation is protected…especially for Monday morning. Sunny and mild conditions with highs reaching back into the 60s are expected for Monday afternoon. Stormy conditions will likely take shape for mid-next week…more below. Drier weather with chilly conditions should return for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and and hopefully the following weekend.
We certainly do not need any more rain this month…record breaking rainfall for December in New Iberia is officially at 14.20″. Some spots in Iberia and St Mary Parish (as well as much of Eastern Louisiana through New Orleans) have been even wetter with 15-20″ hot-spots. Rainfall totals in Lafayette are approaching 9″. Unfortanuetly there will be at least another two wet and stormy systems in the offing before the month ends. It has also been a dreary month with just three days of sun so far this month with eleven days of wet to very wet weather. At least this weekend (and hopefully Christmas and next weekend) will be a little a little payback!
The next weather trouble-maker is taking shape for mid-next week with the threat of heavy rainfall and this time around, severe weather. While early in the forecast game we could see a significant tornadic event for Louisiana by Tuesday night or Wednesday…so stay tuned. Rob