Windy Afternoon, then Heavy Rain, Storms Tonight: ETAs, Potential Hazards. Anxiety Level: Low.

Big storm system churning through Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi today will be here tonight.

Local worry level: low.

Before-Storm Winds

Before storms, gusts to 40 MPH possible. Blowing in from the south, crossing perpendicular to east-west highways (I-40, I-840, and I-440*), so be especially careful driving big trucks. Don’t get blown out your lane. read more

Scattered Showers for Saturday, Severe Storms on Sunday, Cooler on Monday

This Afternoon and Tonight

We start out the day with showers thanks to a new system out of the Southwest, some of these showers will be heavy at times. Get ready for an off and on rainy day.

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The HRRR is showing scattered rain and thunderstorms possible throughout the afternoon and into the evening.  Here is the latest HRRR model (below), showing these scattered showers push off to our Northeast around 7PM.  read more

Wet and Unsettled Weekend Ahead

This Afternoon and Tonight

A beautiful, sunny, warm, and breezy afternoon will give way to increasing clouds with showers and thunderstorms late tonight into tomorrow morning as a cold front swings through.  Out ahead of, and behind this front, we will continue to see windy conditions, which is why the National Weather Service has placed us under a Wind Advisory until 1 am Friday. NWS: read more

Warm and Sunny through Thursday, Showers/Storms Thurs Night/Friday, Wet Weekend Ahead

Today and Tomorrow: Seasonably Warm with Sunshine

If you’ve been avoiding mowing the lawn, or haven’t been able to due to the rain and storms over the weekend, now is your chance to catch up on some yard work.

We can expect high temperatures to reach the lower 80s today and tomorrow, which is around 10° above average for this time of year. We will also see some sunshine, adding to the beautiful spring weather. read more