Caddo and Bossier parishes can expect a stretch of mild, springlike weather through the end of the week, followed by increasing cloud cover and small chances for rain heading into early next week.
Wednesday will bring partly cloudy skies with highs around 80 degrees and southeast winds between 5 and 10 mph. Skies will clear Wednesday night, with lows dipping into the upper 50s.
Thursday will be mostly sunny with highs in the lower 80s and light southeast winds. Thursday night will turn partly cloudy with lows remaining in the upper 50s.
Friday will continue the trend with partly cloudy conditions and highs in the lower 80s, followed by overnight lows around 60 degrees. Temperatures will climb into the mid-80s by Saturday under partly cloudy skies, with lows in the lower 60s Saturday night as clouds begin to increase.
By Sunday, mostly cloudy skies are expected along with a slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs will reach the lower 80s, with rain chances around 20 percent. A slight chance of evening thunderstorms will continue into Sunday night, with lows in the mid-60s.
Cloudy conditions will persist into Monday with another slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms and highs in the mid-80s. Rain chances will remain around 20 percent through Monday night, with lows in the upper 60s.
By Tuesday, rain chances increase slightly, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms under mostly cloudy skies. Highs are expected to remain in the mid-80s.
Overall, the forecast points to a steady warming trend with mostly dry conditions through Saturday, followed by increasing clouds and low-end rain chances into early next week.