dave baker

Today will be cloudy and mild, but rain and cooler temperatures are not that far behind. Thursday should be wet across most of Acadiana.

The Elf's job is to report daily to Santa at the north pole regarding the naughtiness or niceness of the people in the home he is sent to observe.

Short sleeves will work today and tomorrow, by Wednesday you'll be wanting a jacket or a coat as a former tropical system turns winter weather maker across the country.

An upper level system and a cold front combining with abundant tropical moisture have been kicking up some light to moderate rain showers across most of Acadiana throughout the evening.

The bulk of the heavier rain should remain west of Acadiana and eventually slide south of the area into the Gulf of Mexico.

These are the kinds of days you wish you could stuff in a bottle and open up during the heat of Summer.

The greatest threat for severe weather will be late this afternoon and into the early evening hours. Then very nice weather will move into the area by Tuesday.

The afternoon temperatures will approach 90 degrees and there will be enough humidity to make it feel even warmer than that.

It looks like most of the heavier rain will hold off until later this afternoon and into tonight. The weekend will be considerably cooler than what we've seen over the past few weeks.

Rain chances on the increase and a significant cool down is showing up in the long range forecast.