By Jerry Strahan |

Springhill
October 26: low 51°F, high 85°F
October 27: low 53°F, high 85°F
October 28: low 54°F, high 84°F
October 29: low 57°F, high 85°F
October 30: low 64°F, high 72°F
October 31: low 64°F, high 81°F
November 1: low 64°F, high 81°F

Minden
October 26: low 57°F, high 83°F
October 27: low 55°F, high 85°F
October 28: low 56°F, high 85°F
October 29: low 59°F, high 86°F
October 30: low 66°F, high 73°F
October 31: low 65°F, high 74°F
November 1: low 66°F, high 81°F

Rainfall (each reading is for the previous 24 hours ending at 7 a.m.)
October 30: Cotton Valley .06″, Dixie Inn .12″, Heflin .16″, Minden .05″, Shongaloo .15″, Sibley .12″, Springhill .10″
October 31: Cotton Valley .15″, Dixie Inn .04″, Heflin .14″, Minden .03″, Shongaloo .14″, Sibley .04″, Springhill .14″
Week’s totals: Cotton Valley .21″, Dixie Inn .16″, Heflin .30″, Minden .08″, Shongaloo .29″, Sibley .16″, Springhill .24″. The rest of the week was dry.

The Webster Parish burn ban remains in effect through November 17, though the fire chiefs may lift it earlier.

Rainfall data provided by Precip.

Extended Forecast
Watching a cold front dropping down. This could bring our area strong to severe thunderstorms on Tuesday, November 3.

It looks like we may be starting to get into our El Niño cold season pattern over the next couple of weeks, with a strong subtropical jet along the Gulf Coast. A system in 8 to 9 days looks like a potential severe weather threat for the Deep South, depending on the trough phasing.

(Jerry Strahan was a first responder in fire and emergency services for almost 45 years. He lives in north Webster Parish and has written weather articles for other publications.)

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