KATC StormTeam 3 Weather BLOG

Nice and seasonably mild will be the highlight of our weekend but increasing clouds and the threat of showers and storms will finish off our Sunday.  Saturday should be very similar to our Friday with more “in and out” mid- and high level cloud cover.  Highs will be in the mid-upper 60s Saturday and should approach 70 for Sunday.  There will be the possibility of some fog again by Sunday morning with mostly cloudy skies likely to dominate for the day.  A frontal trough will approach late Sunday possibly sparking off a round of scattered showers and a few thunderstorms.  The Storm Prediction Center does have Acadiana hatched in for the slight risk of severe storms that may be capable of producing damaging winds and/or hail.  Meteorologist Chris Paulsen will have the latest this weekend.  Meanwhile, another “interesting” storm system is shaping up for next the Tuesday and Wednesday time-frame with cold arctic air oozing to the south as another quick moving storm system moves in.  For most of Acadiana expect another round of cold rains, but farther to the north, significant accumulating snow/mix will be possible across the northern part of the state especially across the I-20 corridor.  This system may finish off with a brief flurry especially in northern portions of Acadiana very early Wednesday morning.  We are very early in the game to be forecasting much of anything with any accuracy at this time but it should be another interesting week for many southern states again!