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Our media partners at KATC-TV3 are reporting that the disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico has been upgraded to a Hurricane by the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Zeta is projected to make landfall late Wednesday.

When the legend himself Mr. Rob Perillo, Chief Meteorologist with our media parters at KATC-TV3 lets you know that he has good news, he means REALLY good news. That good news he is referring to is of school bus sized proportion and it just so happens to be hurdling past earth tomorrow morning.

In a weather blog at KATC.com, Perillo reported the predictions of Dr. Philip Klotzbach. Klotzbach is the hurricane forecaster for Colorado State University.

Tropical weather models are developing a low-pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico next week. That could be a cause for concern by next Wednesday or Thursday.

Lower humidities and lots of sunshine are in the forecast for the beginning of the workweek.

Use this information to plan your Friday night and Saturday morning around the worst of this weekend's severe weather threat.

The heaviest of the storms will likely move through the area about the time many high school football playoff games are being played.

An approaching cold front should answer Acadiana's prayers for cooler weather early next week.

We were fortunate enough to have Santa take a few minutes of his time and call us from his North Pole workshop this evening to give us an update on his progress.

KATC's Rob Perillo has been out for quite some time recovering from hip surgery. Yesterday, he returned to the weather lab in the most incredible way ever...seriously.

By the looks of things, recovery is going just fine for a local legend.

He decided to have a little fun with his weathercast, in honor of the opening of Star Wars - The Last Jedi.

Looking for a Christmas gift for that person who has everything? You prayers have just been answered. Local promotion team Clandestine Collective has just come out with their "Local Weatherman Prayer Candle". This "Local Weatherman" definitely isn't Rob Perillo maybe...

Just in time to make it feel like Christmas Mother Nature is expected to drop a pre-Christmas chill on Louisiana by next week.

KATC Chief Meteorologist Rob Perillo had a little bit of Halloween fun, but one fan was not having it.

This picture will make it rain smiles across Acadiana.

A chance of showers and severe weather will take center stage for the early part of the weekend. Things improve for late Saturday and Sunday.

Today, Friday, and Saturday will hold significant threats of rainfall. The total rainfall over the next three days could be an additional 2-4 inches.

After a few showers on Friday we could all be breathing a lot easier with cooler temperatures for the first of next week.

The brief break from the July heat and humidity will come to an end later today. Rain chances will be on the increase with a good possibility of thundershowers by tomorrow.