03/17 – Rob Knight’s “Warm” St. Patrick’s Day Forecast

High pressure over the Gulf of Mexico will persist for the next couple of days. Fog will likely continue to be a nightly and early morning issue due to high dew points from return flow and very light winds.

An upper-level disturbance will pass to the north of the area riding east along the stationary front. This will bring some rain chances north of I-10/I-12.

A stronger low pressure system will then move from the Plains towards the Great Lakes starting Thursday bringing some slightly better rain chances through the weekend. Right now, any rain totals seem to be light.

Cooler temperatures will be coming at the tail end of the weekend.