KATC StormTeam 3 Weather BLOG

Our quiet weather pattern will yield to a vigorous storms system tomorrow night. Per the Storm Prediction Center, there will be a risk of severe weather, so we’ll be watching it closely. Don’t forget to check out the redesigned Power Doppler 3000 page, including the sectorized radar shots parish by parish.

Skies will become partly cloudy on Thursday with mild conditions pushing into Friday. Another cool front should cross the area Friday, but limited moisture will limit our rain chances. This weekend looks cool and dry.

Rob Perillo

Be ready for the temperature and weather roller coaster this week as we’ll warm back up through mid-week, and then cool again this weekend. Sandwiched in between will be some shower activity. Perhaps even some thunderstorms Wednesday night.

First blush on this weekend will bring a winter chill back on Saturday, but milder temperatures return on Sunday. At least the weekend should be dry…for now!

Rob Perillo

A dry cold front will move through Monday morning but until then we will see increased cloud cover overnight. Dense fog may be a problem first thing in the morning. Monday will be cloudy in the morning with sunny skies in the afternoon after the frontal passage. Temperatures will top out in the upper 60s (as opposed to the upper 70s today). Skies will stay sunny until the next front comes mid week.
Enjoy your week.

Kari Hall
10:25pm

Most locations are reporting about an inch of rain and thankfully we didn’t have any thunderstorms or severe weather. Watch out for some early morning fog on Sunday. Afterwards we will see a beautiful sunny day with highs in the 70s. Skies stay sunny as high pressure moves in until late Wednesday to Thursday when the next frontal system moves through.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Kari Hall
10:40 pm

Showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast tomorrow, with highest rain chances likely for the afternoon into the early evening hours. The severe weather threat should stay either to our west and/or north, but we’ll be watching it closely along with the Storm Prediction Center.

Look out for fog late tomorrow night into early Sunday. Partly sunny skies should return for Sunday afternoon with highs pushing well into the 70s.

A frontal boundary will cross the area late Sunday night into early Monday with a few accompanying showers possible, but sunny skies should return by afternoon. It will be cooler early next week, with another warm-up, and increasing rain chances just in time for next weekend!

Rob Perillo

We are still on track for milder weather tomorrow and scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday. The good news is that the strongest dynamics with this system will once again miss us to the north. Nonetheless, we could still see some strong storms Saturday. The frontal boundary associated with this impulse will become stationary prior to reaching Acadiana, but will pass the area with a second impulse late Sunday night into Monday. Therefore, our temperatures may warm further on Sunday, with an increased, although slight, risk of a few showers overnight Sunday into very early Monday. Of course the weather gets sunny for Monday and Tuesday, and will get unsettled again for later next week.

Rob Perillo

Get ready for some more clouds as we head toward the afternoon. Mostly Cloudy skies expected for Friday with more humidity in the forecast. Look out for some storms Saturday, but hoping to get the rain out of here by early Sunday. Temps today in the low 60s, pushing up into the 70s over the weekend.

Baker

There is little change in the forecast thinking. Our weekend weather system is beginning to take shape in the Southwest. This system will take on energy from the Pacific jet stream and will force thunderstorms activity in Texas to develop rapidly early Saturday and then progress toward Acadiana by late Saturday.

I’m sticking with high rain chances late Saturday afternoon/evening into the early overnight period. Preliminary Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts are indicating about a two inch rainfall across the area. There may be a severe weather threat with this system too, but latest model runs are taking the strongest dynamics north of Acadiana. Rule of thumb in the winter here is to never underestimate the power of jet dynamics.

Back into “For what it’s worth department”: Today’s long range GFS Model is still indicating a large dome of Canadian/Alaskan high pressure to move southward into the northern Rockies about two weeks from now. Therefore, winter in Acadiana may not be over just yet.

Rob Perillo

More sunshine expected today with pleasant temps. A few more clouds for Thursday and clouds move in for Friday. Some thunderstorms will be in the area Saturday, and there is a hint that there may be some severe weather in the area. Still waiting for the crystal ball to clear up, so more details to come.

Baker

Smooth sailing in the Weather Lab this afternoon! Look for cool/crisp conditions tonight and tomorrow night with seasonable temperatures tomorrow and Thursday. Clouds should increase from the southwest Thursday afternoon into Friday. A warm front will move northward on Friday with a few spotty showers possible.

We’ll probably see temperatures in the mid-70s Saturday ahead of the next weather-maker. The next system should bring an excellent chance of rain and thunderstorms late Saturday and/or into Saturday night. There may be a chance of severe weather with this next system, so we’ll be watching it closely.

For what it’s worth department: Today’s long range GFS Model, is indicating the possibility of a full latitude trough developing in the middle of the country around the 7th of February. This could bring our last decent shot of cold air to the region…we’ll see what successive model runs look like. We need a solid freeze; otherwise we’ll be answering to a huge mosquito population this year.

Rob Perillo