If you have ever spent a winter in Upstate New York or near and around the Great Lakes, you are probably familiar with the cloudy pattern of the last week or so. Only in the north it lasts for 95% of the month. We are accustomed to lots of sun here in Acadiana, and when we are deprived of it for more than a week, we really hear the mumbling and grumbling in the Weather Lab!
Misty, drizzle, light rain, and sea fog remain in the forecast. On the bright side, our temperatures have been warmer, and will continue to warm for tomorrow afternoon. The persistent pattern of clouds, showers and a wagging surface frontal boundary will not come to an end until late in the weekend. Until then, expect more patchy rain with a pretty good chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday evening. The rains should come to an end, finally, by early Saturday.
Temperatures stay on the rollercoaster too, with highs cooling from the 70s Wednesday back to near 60 for Thursday and Friday. The pattern aloft will undergo a significant change for Sunday with breezy and seasonably cool conditions for Sunday and Monday of next week. Mardi Gras still looks milder, but there will be some clouds, and the small chance of a few showers.
Rob Perillo