KATC StormTeam 3 Weather BLOG

A dense fog advisory is in effect until 10am Sunday. Please drive carefully if you are going out to celebrate tonight. Temperatures New Year’s Day will be very warm with highs in the upper 70s and lows in the 60s. There will be a few isolated showers but rain chances are only at 20% as a cool front moves through. The first week of the year will be above average until the next cold front comes on Wednesday.
Happy New Year Acadiana!!!

Kari Hall
6:25 pm

We have little change in our forecast thinking for the next several days. Key items to look for this weekend are the threat of dense sea fog moving in tomorrow night and then perhaps again Monday and Tuesday nights, and near record-breaking highs for Sunday lasting into early next week. A change in the upper pattern over the lower 48 should allow for colder or at least more seasonal conditions, returning to the area later next week.

Our 2005 tropical season is ending with a bang with the 27th named storm of the year identified in the far eastern Atlantic. Hopefully 2006 will be a better one for all of us. Go to the Tropical Prediction Center for the latest on Tropical Storm Zeta.

Happy New Year!

Rob Perillo

Our weather pattern will stay unseasonably mild through Tuesday of next week. We will see a series of weak frontal boundaries/troughs/wind shift lines tomorrow night, Sunday night and again Tuesday night. Moisture remains limited for shower activity, but not enough to limit fog late at night, especially tomorrow night and New Year’s Eve.

Temperatures should stay in the 70s this weekend with highs perhaps approaching 80 by Tuesday. We have returned to a very dry pattern of late which could translate to more grass fires, hopefully not as intense or expansive as the activity in Texas and Oklahoma. Nonetheless, please by careful with fireworks this weekend and have a bucket of water handy just in case. Check out the comprehensive NWS Fire Page for the latest.

Rob Perillo

Winter remains absent across the region as the jet pattern is anomalously north for this time of year. The jet has been active along the west coast, with systems weakening across the plains and then re-developing east of the region. I’ll talk more about this on our 10pm newscast.

So expect mild conditions for tomorrow and warmer temperatures for this weekend. A few weak fronts will move in late Friday night, again on Monday and perhaps next Wednesday, but these systems will be moisture starved in our area allowing for just slight rain chances over the next 8-9 days.

Enjoy it, as we still have a solid 8 weeks before we emerge into a “true” spring pattern.

Rob Perillo

With highs 10 to 13 degrees above normal it feels more like Spring. But the Christmas decorations reminds us its winter. A weak cold front will move through overnight but will only cool us off a few degrees. Highs will continue to run above average this week. Pacific fronts continue to move through and until we get a good Canadian cold front we will stay above average. So just enjoy the warm weather while it is here.

Kari Hall
10:28 pm

Temps today will soar into the mid to upper 70s with breezy conditions. Skies will remain partly cloudy for the day with more clouds than sun later this afternoon. Winds will gust out of the south at 20 or 25 mph. Slightly cooler weather will be with us Wednesday, but temps will still be above normal. New Year’s Eve and Day is still looking good with dry and mild weather. I’m out for a few days so I’ll see y’all next year!

Baker

After a beautiful day Christmas, it looks like Monday will be just as pretty. Light breezes will give way to windy conditions by Tuesday and temps this week will be above normal. Could see a chance for a shower Wednesday and Friday, but the New Year’s weekend looks to be okay!

Baker

You may want to plan indoor activities early Christmas Eve. Scattered showers are in the forecast as a weak cold front moves through. Tomorrow night the skies will begin to clear and temperatures for Sunday will reach into the low 60s for the high. The cooler temperatures will be short lived as a ridge of high pressure ushers in warmer temperatures and sunny skies.
Happy Holidays!

Kari Hall
5:40pm

One more cool night until the warmer temperatures move in! Tomorrow expect highs to reach into the upper 60s. Skies stay sunny through Saturday afternoon. Look for a slight chance of showers Christmas Eve as cooler temperatures move in on Sunday.
Happy Holidays.

Kari Hall
10:30 pm

Getting into the last couple of days before Christmas!!! Shoppers should see great weather for the last minute shopping. Travelers today and tomorrow will see sunny skies across Louisiana and much of the south. Some showers will move across the area Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day still looks to be partly cloudy.

Baker