The old temperature roller coaster ride will continue this week with another nice and warm one Tuesday yielding to another surge of colder air by Wednesday morning. In the near term, sea fog poised just offshore the southwest Louisiana coast will try to move inland tonight but there may be enough of a breeze to limit the fog to a low cloud deck. Nonetheless, we’ll go with fog and low clouds likely by morning with temperatures holding in the upper 50s to lower 60s. After morning fog and clouds we’ll see a few breaks during the afternoon with a few intervals of sunshine and breezy southerly winds allowing us to reach into the mid-70s. Rain chances, mostly scattered light rainshower activity, will be likely Tuesday night into Wednesday morning with temperatures dropping into the mid-upper 40s Wednesday morning and staying there much of the day. Lingering patchy drizzle/light rain and misty conditions may persist through early Wednesday afternoon, but drier conditions and eventually clearing skies are anticipated Wednesday night. Thursday through Saturday look fair and chilly with highs mostly in the 50s (with a secondary surge of cooler air arriving for Friday) with overnight lows ranging from the lower 30s to the upper 30s. We could see a light freeze/frost for Saturday morning. Long range forecasts this winter have been about as accurate at as throwing darts, but it does look like increasing cloudiness for next Sunday with the chance of rain for next Monday, Ground Hog Day! Then we’ll see how well Pierre C. Shadeaux can do with this progressive long wave pattern!