Beautiful weather has been hanging around Acadiana for the early part of the week. Yesterday under full sunshine we were able to climb to 70 degrees. Today we should see a mix of sun and clouds with similar temperatures. Thursday expect clouds and mild weather with temps in the low 70s. Some showers are possible late Thursday but it looks like the big stuff won’t come in until well after it gets dark.
There is an upper level low that is spinning over Baja Mexico this morning. This low will drift across Mexico and into west Texas by tonight. As the low moves across Texas Thursday, low level moisture will be flowing in from the Gulf of Mexico making things more humid. A surface low will develop just ahead of the Baja low and storms will develop along a cold front over the hill country of Texas. After midnight Thursday into Friday morning that front will advance eastward toward Louisiana. The surface low appears to be headed for central Louisiana. Therefore, not only will rain chances be high, but thunderstorms will be possible too. The severe weather threat is fairly low right now, but a couple of isolated storms might become severe with damaging winds being the primary threat. The front and the rain will pass through early Friday and rains should end during the afternoon. Northerly winds will drag cold air back into place, so Friday’s temperatures will fall from the 60s during the morning to the upper 40s by evening. Dry weather will settle in for the weekend, but temperatures will be cool. Saturday and Sunday highs will reach the low 50s and night time lows may drop close to 32.
Are you itching for Spring yet? It’s only natural. The days are getting longer, triggering that feeling. Since the winter solstice, we’ve already added about 1/2 hour of daylight to our day. The evenings have had the most increase, but now the mornings are starting to add daylight. Sunrise is back to 7am now, and sunset is approaching 6pm. By the end of February we’ll have an extra 1/2 hour of daylight added to the morning and the evening. Daylight Saving Time returns March 14th this year!
StormTeam3 Meteorologist Dave Baker
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