With grounds already drenched, the forecast of possible heavy rainfall over the next few days and a chance for rain over 50% each day for the next 14 days, flooding is a very real possibility.
Don't trust what you see and feel outside, look at the calendar. It is officially Winter. Here's what we can expect from Mother Nature for the next three months.
The National Weather Service forecast through Sunday says highs will be in the mid- to upper-90s. Saturday's forecast simply says "Hot."
Add in that good ol' Louisiana humidity and it pushes the heat index to somewhere between 105 and 115, making it feel like you've been wrapped from head to toe in a big, wet, steamy blanket the minute you walk out the door.
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Forecasters think the weather phenomenon known as El Nino, which warms part of the Pacific every few years, will suppress the number and intensity of tropical weather this year.
The National Weather Service has issued a Hard Freeze Warning for ALL of the state of Louisiana in the very early hours of Monday morning from 2am until 10am. In addition, a wind advisory is in effect until 6am Monday.
Following the rain Sunday afternoon, temperatures will start to fall to the mid 20s and remain below the freezing point until mid-morning on Monday.
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The calendar may not say summer is here, but Mother Nature decided it was time for us to feel the heat.
Hot and humid with a slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms is the Saturday forecast, according to Rob Perillo and the meteorologists in the StormTeam 3 Weather Lab...
Rob is calling for cloudy skies on Saturday with temperatures in the low to mid-70s. On Sunday, Rob is predicting that skies will stay mostly cloudy, but he says a few intervals of sun could easily push afternoon highs into the mid-upper 70s.