The National Weather Service offered the following briefing for the weather forecast from now until New Year’s Eve:
- The area remains in an active weather pattern, with several rounds of scattered showers and strong to severe storms expected thru the weekend.
- Round 1: Late tonight into early Friday.
- Will monitor how far east a weakening line of storms progresses into our area overnight.
- Round 2: Low chance of re-development for eastern areas Friday morning and afternoon.
- Right now, there is a low potential and conditional risk.
- Round 3: A more potent system and greater conditional risk primarily Saturday evening into the overnight hours.
- Threat is for all areas, but greatest for areas along/north of I-10/12.
- Drying out Sunday into next week, but another quick-moving front swings through Tuesday introducing cooler temps mid/late week and into next weekend.
- Will monitor potential for freezing temps for northern areas Friday morning – Sun morning.
