Shreveport, LA – Dark clouds will start gathering across northwest Louisiana by early Saturday as a stronger cold front moves in from Texas, setting up a wet and possibly stormy weekend for travelers wrapping up the Thanksgiving holiday.
Residents waking to mild, muggy air Saturday morning should expect steady rain and occasional thunderstorms to develop through the day. According to the National Weather Service, rain chances climb to 90% by Saturday night, with locally heavy showers likely before the front sweeps east. Winds from the southeast will increase, gusting near 20 mph at times, making for slick roads and slower traffic on I-20 and I-49 during peak travel hours.
Meteorologists say this system will mark the start of a much colder stretch for early December. Temperatures will drop sharply behind the front — from highs in the mid-60s Saturday to the upper 40s Sunday, with lows dipping near the freezing mark by Monday night. That quick shift could bring patchy frost to rural areas and colder pockets north of Shreveport.
The upcoming week’s weather pattern fits a larger national trend: a broad cold trough expected to dominate much of the central and eastern U.S. into December 6, bringing below-normal temperatures and a wetter-than-average setup for parts of the South.
Residents should keep rain gear handy through Sunday and prepare for a brisk start to next week. Those traveling north should be alert for changing conditions as the front deepens across the Mississippi Valley and Midwest.
Five-Day Outlook (Shreveport, LA)
Friday: Partly sunny, high 58°F.
Saturday: Rain, thunderstorms possible, high 63°F.
Sunday: Cooler, slight rain chance, high 49°F.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, high 42°F.
Tuesday: Sunny, high 48°F.
