Weekend Wx: Mainly dry Saturday & STORMY on Sunday

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The weather this weekend across the ArkLaTex will begin with mainly dry weather on Saturday with some of the hottest temperatures of the year so far.  Thunderstorms will increase over the area with a few waves Saturday and Sunday nights.

Hot and Humid Saturday:  While a few showers will be possible over the northern edge of the area on Saturday, most of the area will see plenty of sunshine with plenty of heat and humidity.  Lows Saturday morning will begin in the low to middle 70s.  Daytime highs will likely soar into the upper 80s to lower 90s over the northern edge of the area to the middle 90s over East Texas and Northwest Louisiana. 

Storms likely Saturday night & Sunday:  Futurecast continues to show more thunderstorms developing to the northwest of the ArkLaTex late Saturday afternoon and evening.  These storms will move into and through the area Saturday night and Sunday.  Another, and possibly the strongest wave of storms, will move across the area on Sunday night and Monday morning.   Our primary threat will be damaging winds and possibly some hail.  An isolated tornado can’t be ruled out.  

The Storm Prediction Center indicates that we will have a level 1 to level 2 severe weather risk Saturday night.  That risk will be highest over the northern half of the area.  They also indicate that the marginal to slight risk will continue on Sunday and will once again be highest over the northern half of the area.

More storms next week:  We will continue to see occasional waves of scattered storms in the ArkLaTex through ALL of next week.  Given how warm and humid it will be, more severe weather will be possible. The Blend of Models now shows that 10-day rainfall potential in our area will be in the range of two to potentially over five inches.  Overnight lows next week will remain above normal in the low to middle 70s.  Daytime highs will be near normal and mainly in the 80s and low 90s. I will take a deeper dive into possible severe weather impacts in my Weather Worries article later this afternoon.