Avoyelles Parish is looking at a mix of clouds and showers in the coming week. Temps will start in the 80s before dipping down into the 60s and climbing back in the 70s. The middle of the forecast period will see showers and thunderstorms over the parish with a 70% chance of rain on Saturday.

Wednesday, April 1

Wednesday will see intervals of clouds and sunshine. The high will be 86°F and the overnight low will be 67°F. Night skies will be partly cloudy during the evening followed by cloudy skies overnight. 

Thursday, April 2

Thursday starts cloudy before giving way to occasional showers with thunder possible; the chance of rain will be 50%. The high will be 83°F. Nighttime temperatures will be 67°F. The night will start with cloudy skies early with scattered thunderstorms developing later at night. Chance of rain will be 40%.

Friday, April 3

Friday will start with partly cloudy skies in the morning before clouds increase with periods of showers later in the day. The day’s high will be 83°F. Overnight skies will be cloudy with a few showers – chance of rain is 40% – and a low of 65°F and winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday, April 4

Scattered thunderstorms will start Saturday morning before giving way to mainly cloudy skies during the afternoon with thunderstorms likely; the chance of rain will be 80%. The high will be 80°F. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm during the evening, then some lingering showers still possible overnight with a low of 55°F overnight. Overnight chance of rain will be 70%.

Sunday, April 5

Easter Sunday will feature considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers; chance of rain will be 50%. Temps will drop for a high of 68°F. Nightime skies will be cloudy with showers with a 40% chance of rain. The low will be around 47°F with winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.

Monday, April 6

Skies will be partly cloudy. The high will be 70°F and lows around 49°F. Nighttime weather will feature clouds from time to time, with winds light and variable.

Tuesday, April 7

Another day of partly cloudy skies with temps warming to 76°F. Overnight skies will partly cloudy. Overnight lows will reach 55°F with winds light and variable. 

Forecast Summary 

Avoyelles Parish starts this forecast window with temperatures in the 80s before dropping down into the 60s. Temps will recover into the 70s quickly from there. The whole period will see clouds and rain, with the greatest chance of showers and thunderstorms occurring during the middle of the period. The highest chance of rain will occur on Saturday, with the highest chance being 80%. 

• Temps will start in the 80s, drop into the 60s, and recover slowly into the 70s. 
• Saturday will see thunderstorms, featuring a 80% chance of rain during the day and a 70% chance at night.
• Unfortunately, Easter Sunday will experience considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers and a low temp of 60°F.

Clouds, rain, and storms will be the pattern for this forecast window. No severe storms are predicted, but precipitation is. 

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