A stretch of warm and breezy weather is expected across Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish through the end of the workweek, with increasing rain chances and a sharp cooldown arriving over the weekend.
Wednesday will bring mostly cloudy skies with highs reaching the mid-80s. South winds will range from 5 to 10 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph at times. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms develops Wednesday night, though most areas are expected to remain dry.
On Thursday, conditions remain warm with highs climbing into the upper 80s. Skies will start mostly cloudy before becoming partly cloudy, with a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms continuing through the day.
Friday continues the warm trend with partly cloudy skies and highs again in the upper 80s, providing one more day of above-average temperatures before a pattern shift.
Cloud cover increases Friday night into Saturday as a system moves into the region. By Saturday, rain chances rise, with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible throughout the day. Highs will be noticeably cooler, topping out in the upper 70s.
The most significant change arrives Saturday night, when showers become likely and temperatures drop sharply into the upper 40s.
By Sunday, drier air moves in, bringing partly cloudy skies and much cooler temperatures, with highs only reaching the lower 70s. Overnight lows will remain in the upper 40s into early next week.
Mostly cloudy conditions linger Monday with highs in the lower 70s before a gradual warming trend begins Tuesday, when temperatures rebound into the upper 70s under partly cloudy skies.
Overall, residents should prepare for warm, breezy conditions through Friday, followed by increasing rain chances and a much cooler air mass settling in for the latter half of the weekend and early next week.