SE TX/SW LA weather: Much cooler and WET after Tuesday

[Diva]

Hey southerngale, it hasn't made it to Orange yet. Give it a nudge would ya'?

[southerngale]

Hey southerngale, it hasn't made it to Orange yet. Give it a nudge would ya'?

Sure thing.... post again in just a little while.

[Yankeegirl]

Wonderful weather... I have 59.2 out right now... Love it! I am cooking a roast for dinner tonight.... How nice it is to not hear the a/c running!!!!

[PTrackerLA]

I can't wait, it's currently 85 with thunderstorms in Lafayette right now!

[PTrackerLA]

Thunderstorms are becoming very intense offshore. Hopefully none of these become severe as they move over the area over the next few hours.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid= ... 11&loop=no

[CajunMama]

From the Lake Charles NWS at 11:58am

UPDATED...UPDATED TEMPERATURES AS FRONT HAS SLOWED AND MORE SUNSHINE
POKING THROUGH THAN EXPECTED. SENT OUT ZONE FORECAST PACKAGE UPDATE.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR TEXARKANA TO HUNTSVILLE TO
35 MILES WEST OF HOUSTON. ROUGH ESTIMATES INDICATE FRONTAL PASSAGE
AROUND 11 AM JASPER AREA...1130 AM BPT...1245 PM LAKE CHARLES...1 PM
ALEXANDRIA...145 PM LAFAYETTE...AND 245 PM MORGAN CITY. AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...JUICY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE WITH TEMPERATRURES REACHING
INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY
UNFORTUNATELY SHOWING LARGE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS FROM LAKE CHARLES
EAST TO NEAR LAFAYETTE. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER CURRENTLY HAS
THE AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS. LOOKING AT THE
PROJECTED WIND FIELD FROM SURFACE TO 700 MB...APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH
VEERING WITH HEIGHT TO GET SOME STORMS TO ROTATE. UNEASY FEELING AT
THE MOMENT AS STORM ACROSS SE TEXAS APPEAR TO BE GETTING BETTER
ORGANIZED IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT. WILL UPDATE ZONES TO REFLECT
IMPROVING RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. WILL ALSO UPDATE TEMPERATURES AS
SUNSHINE GETTING THROUGH AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO NEAR HIGHS
ALREADY FORECASTED...

[Ed Mahmoud]

Call me weird, but I was hoping the late Spring type weather would never end.

BTW, OKC radar- surf temp of 49ºF (9ºF) about 10ºF too warm, at least, but that radar has a 'snowish" appearance to me.

Might be, while it doesn't quite equal the magic 540 dm thickness or zero C 850 mb temp, looks like 542-544 DM and +2 to +4º, looking at 12Z model forecasts for 18Z, which is pretty close.

[Extremeweatherguy]

brrr... what a chilly day this has been! Temperatures in the 50s + gusts to 40mph + clouds/rain = cold.

[Yankeegirl]

this weather is wonderful!!

[HurricaneHunter914]

Back in Orlando, after a cold front passed through, it took at least a few hours or even a day for the real cold to settle in. I move to Houston, get a cold front and the change is immediate! It never really did get this cold in October when I lived in Orlando anyway. I don't like it (yet).

[CajunMama]

Lafayette pretty much missed out on the rain. New Orleans flooded...5 inches + has fallen already. Some places may receive up to 10 inches with this system.

[jasons2k]

Back in Orlando, after a cold front passed through, it took at least a few hours or even a day for the real cold to settle in. I move to Houston, get a cold front and the change is immediate! It never really did get this cold in October when I lived in Orlando anyway. I don't like it (yet).

Well, I guess you're in for it then, as this was a very run-of-the-mill frontal passage for us. And compared to what happens out on the plains, such as Lubbock, it's a cakewalk here in Houston. Out there I've literally seen it go from 70's to snowing in a matter of hours; I've seen it drop 40 degrees in less than an hour out there.

You're not alone though - I'm a Florida transplant too - I've been in Texas 19 years, most of them in Dallas where it gets much colder, and I STILL don't like it either. Don't get me wrong - I like to watch it, or like this morning be outside when it blows through - it's very interesting from a meteorological point of view - but my feelings are "OK, that was fun, now bring back summer"...

[Extremeweatherguy]

Forecast for the next week in NW Houston...

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Thursday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 69.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Saturday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 79.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

[Yankeegirl]

Those storms in the Gulf look pretty intense!!!

[Extremeweatherguy]

Brrr. What a cold morning!

I am currently getting a temperature reading of 47.8˚ on my thermometer.

[LAwxrgal]

Finally Mother Nature has caught up with the calendar! 53 degrees outside....

[Tireman4]

Today's run will be just wonderful. Just wonderful.

[southerngale]

It's only 56° right now.... feels great! We had a low of 47° in Beaumont. The wind is still kicking up pretty good as well. It finally feels like fall.

[PTrackerLA]

Currently 56 here too, feels pretty chilly for the noon hour considering we were near 90 last week!

[Extremeweatherguy]

This has to be one of the nicest forecasts I have ever seen in Houston. A week full of highs in the low to mid 70s with lows in the 40s and sunny skies? Who could ask for more than that!? It is perfect!

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 50.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.