Warm With A Few Storms On This Memorial Day

Short Term Forecast: We start this Memorial Day Monday with mostly clear skies and temperatures in the mid to upper 60s.

We will have a decent day weather-wise, but thanks to a weak disturbance and Gulf Moisture, we will have to dodge a few showers and storms today. Otherwise, it will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid to upper 80s.

Expect a few clouds to stick around tonight and it will be a little muggy. Low temperatures will be in the mid to upper 60s.

Week Ahead: We will be partly cloudy with only spotty showers and storms on Tuesday as some drier air moves over the state. Highs will be in the upper 80s. Tuesday Night will be partly cloudy and muggy with lows in the upper 60s.

A surge of Gulf Moisture will move up from the Southern Gulf toward Louisiana on Wednesday and Thursday. Combine that with daytime heating and we will see scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms develop. Some storms could be strong at times and contain heavy rain. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s before the rain starts. Each night will be partly to mostly cloudy and muggy with lows in the lower 70s.

It will be a little drier on Friday, but we will still have a few storms popping up with the daytime heat under partly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the upper 80s and lows in the lower 70s.

Weekend Outlook: Expect more of a Summer-like weather pattern this weekend. We will start each day with partly cloudy skies, but will have isolated showers and thunderstorms popping up in the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 80s to around 90 each day. We will have sticky nights with partly cloudy skies and lows in the lower 70s.

Thank you to all of you who have served or are currently serving this great country on this Memorial Day! Have a great day! -Dave

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