The Farmer's Forecast: Parade of Cold Fronts on the Way

By Nick Mikulas

Cenla Weather

A parade of cold fronts is set to march across Louisiana. I don't see any frosty pumpkins in sight, but I do see some rain chances, some cooler nights, and some areas possibly getting a few inches of rain. Here's how I see things going.

A cold front will push through Louisiana on Tuesday, producing widely scattered showers, and a few storms. Most will see less than a half inch of rain out of this one. The front will knock temperatures back to just slightly above climatological normals, with lows in the 50s and low 60s, and highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s for most. 

Once this system clears, we will have a few dry days, with rain chances ramping back up over the weekend. This is when we actually have a threat for some heavy rain. The best chance for heavier rain will be on Saturday, and then again late Monday into Tuesday. That second system should bring a pretty strong cold front through the state, with widespread lows in the 40s, and highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s. Not bad at all. That will arrive around next Tuesday, and be quite refreshing. By the time all these systems are through, I expect a general 1-4 inches of rain, with isolated higher totals possible.

Hopefully you've gotten all the work done that you needed to in the dry time. It looks like we are at least briefly flipping the switch from dry to active weather. Especially this weekend into early next week. I'll update things next week!