Gray skies the rest of the week won't prevent a warm up ahead of a blast of arctic air coming this weekend. Southerly winds will be transporting warmer are into the area despite the lack of sunshine. A few showers are expected Wednesday night, but our next best chance of rain doesn't come in until Friday night ahead of a strong cold front.

We’ll stay mostly cloudy tonight. Temperatures will drop back into the low 40s. We’ll stay cloudy and cool tomorrow with afternoon highs in the upper 50s. A few showers are possible Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Temperatures will warm more on Thursday with highs in the mid to upper 60s.

Temperatures will climb to around 70 on Friday with a few showers developing by afternoon. More widespread rain and storms are likely Friday night through Saturday morning. The severe weather risk looks low, but a few stronger storms are possible.

An arctic cold front will be moving into the ArkLaTex first thing Saturday morning. Temperatures will begin near 60 Saturday morning, but will fall into the 30s and 40s by afternoon with a strong north wind expected. Most of the ArkLaTex dries out Saturday afternoon, but some moisture will linger north of I-30 where some light snow or a rain snow mix may continue. No accumulations are expected at this time.

Sunshine returns Sunday but it’s going to be cold. We’ll start in the 20s in the morning and will struggle to hit 40 in the afternoon. Next week starts off chilly but dry for Martin Luther King Junior Day.

Have a good night!

KSLA First Alert Chief Meteorologist Jeff Castle

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