Your Weather Authority Forecast for Saturday, March 20, 2010
Normal (N.O. Int'l):
High: 73
Low: 54Record (N.O. Int'l):
High: 88 (1982)
Low: 31 (1965)
Record (Audubon Park):
High: 86 (1982)
Low: 33 (1965)
Forecast Discussion
Saturday marks the first day of Spring at 12:32 p.m. and it will feel like it for most of the day with even a some spring storms through the overnight. The first full day of Spring on Sunday however will feel like a return to Winter. Expect pleasantly warm temperatures and slightly more muggy air during the day Saturday. By late in the day an increase in cloud cover and some passing showers will preceed an approaching storm system. Ahead of the cold front we look for some strong storms to move in during the late evening after 9:00 p.m. and continue through the wee hours of Sunday morning. After the storms cold air filters into the area keeping highs in the low 50's on Sunday.
Friday Night: Mostly Clear. Cold. Lows: 49 s, 46 n.
Saturday: Increasing Cloud Cover. Warmer. Rain Chances Late. High: 72.
Saturday Night: Rain. Isolated Thunderstorms. Lows: s 48, n 49.
Sunday: Clearing, Cold, Breezy. High: 54.
Monday: Sunny. Cool. High: 58. Lows: s 42, n 38.
-Meteorologist Nicondra Norwood
