5/1 – Rob Knight’s “May Outlook” Morning Forecast

Several boundaries will continue to move northeast from the central and southern plains region across the Arklatex and mid to lower Mississippi Valley through Thursday. The area of high-pressure across the extreme southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico will continue to keep the central Gulf coast/forecast area mainly dry and warm today through Thursday. Pretty stout instability is expected in the more inland areas this afternoon as high temperatures warm into the mid to upper 80s, and there may be just enough moisture content available to support a few showers and thunderstorms.

The ridging over the local area will erode Friday night into Saturday allowing for a cold front to approach to our west. Ample moisture and instability will be in place to support scattered showers and thunderstorms moving into the northern/western portions of the area late Friday night and across the forecast area on Saturday. It appears the highest rain chances will be in the late morning to mid-afternoon hours. The higher cloud coverage and rainfall throughout the day should keep temperatures a bit cooler with highs mainly from around 80 to the lower 80s.

Low rain chances of showers in mainly areas south of the I-10 corridor will continue for Sunday.