7:00 PM FRIDAY UPDATE:

Very nice weather continues tonight and Saturday. There may be some patchy fog again late tonight and early Saturday morning, but with southerly breezes holding up a bit tonight, the fog should not be as widespread as early this past morning. On Saturday we'll see some patchy high clouds, but overall mostly sunny skies and comfortably warm afternoon temperatures again. Highs will reach the mid to upper 70s, just like the last few dasys. On Sunday we'll see a definite increase in cloudiness as an upper disturbance moves in from the southwest. However, without much low level moisture to work with the chances for any signficant rain will be pretty low and not until Sunday night and Monday. The best chance for rain will be in the southern portions of East Texas where there will be a bit more moisture. However, we really don't expect much rain at all anywhere in the area from that upper level storm system as most of the low-level Gulf moisture will be concentrated farther to the south over the Gulf because of Tropial Depression Ida, which will probably be a tronpical storm again by then. Ida may move northward to within 100 - 200 miles south of the Louisiana coast before curving northeastward and then eastward towards Florida early next week. However, there still is some uncertainty as to Ida's exact track and intensity...so stay tuned. Dry and cool weather will be the rule for the middle of nest week as high pressure builds back in from the north.

FORECAST DETAILS:

TONIGHT: Clear and cool with some patchy fog late tonight, mainly in eastern areas. Low 54. Winds SSE 5-10 mph.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny, breezy and warm. High 77. Winds S 10-15 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Fair and mild. Low 56.

SUNDAY; Some sunshine, but clouds will be increasing. Continued pleasant...High 75. Widn SE 10 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT and MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance (20%) for some light rain. (Rain chances will be higher in Southeast Texas). Low Sunday night 59, High Monday 72. Winds E 10 mph.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy, windy and cool. Low 56, High 69. Winds NE 15 mph.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and cool. Low 49, High 69. Winds NE 10 mph.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and seasonable. Low 51, High 73. Winds SE 10 mph.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy and mild. Low 53, High 75. Winds SE 10 mph.

Scott Chesner