Residents across LaSalle Parish should prepare for several days of wet and unsettled weather as showers and thunderstorms are forecast to continue through the remainder of the week and into the Memorial Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecasters say rain chances will remain high beginning Wednesday, with scattered showers expected during the morning hours before thunderstorms become more widespread throughout the afternoon. High temperatures are forecast near 84 degrees with light southerly winds around 5 mph. The chance of precipitation is estimated at 90 percent.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue Wednesday night under cloudy skies, with overnight lows around 70 degrees and a 70 percent chance of rainfall.
Additional widespread rain and thunderstorms are forecast Thursday with highs near 82 degrees. Forecasters say storm activity could continue throughout much of the day with rain chances remaining around 80 percent.
Conditions may improve slightly Thursday night, though isolated thunderstorms and scattered showers will still remain possible under mostly cloudy skies.
Another round of showers and thunderstorms is expected Friday, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures are forecast to climb into the mid-80s with partly sunny skies mixed with periods of rain.
The unsettled weather pattern is expected to continue through the weekend. Saturday carries a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms with highs near 86 degrees, while Sunday will bring another opportunity for scattered storms and highs near 84 degrees.
Rain chances are expected to remain in the forecast into Monday as isolated showers and thunderstorms continue across the region.
The National Weather Service encourages residents to remain weather aware throughout the week, particularly during thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rainfall, lightning, and gusty winds.
Drivers are urged to slow down during heavy rain and avoid driving through flooded roadways or areas where water covers the road surface.