KATC StormTeam 3 Weather BLOG

After another nice day Wednesday Acadiana will see more clouds and breezy conditions for Thursday with showers and storms likely by Friday morning.  High pressure edging to the east mid-week will allow for a mild return flow from the Gulf.  This should allow for milder temperatures Wednesday night with the chance of some fog formation by Thursday morning.  A storm system building over Texas Thursday will make for breezy and rather warm conditions for Acadiana.  Highs Thursday should top out in the mid-70s.  It appears that our rain chances will stay slight at best Thursday, but rain and storms will be building eastward into Acadiana by Friday morning.  This storm system should be a national headline-maker with hefty snow and ice on the northern flank and the threat of severe weather farther south across the Texas Hill Country.  Any severe weather dynamics with this storm system should weaken as the area of surface low pressure moves into the Bayou State Friday…but we’ll keep an eye on things just in case.  The storms could be on the hefty side.  As a result I would expect rain totals to be in the one to two range for most of the area.  Following Friday’s wet weather a shot of winter-like temperatures will return Friday night through the weekend.  Temperatures should drop sharply Friday afternoon/evening with highs suppressed to near 50 Saturday and Sunday under mostly sunny skies.  Overnight lows may drop into the lower 30s with a light freeze/frost likely for Sunday morning.  Next week looks rather unsettled with an active sub-tropical jet overhead keeping plenty of clouds and occasional rain in the forecast Monday through at least Wednesday.