Heading to Mardi Gras? Slightly warmer today; cold and maybe snow in days ahead

Here’s the forecast for the region:

Today...Warmer. Partly cloudy in the morning then mostly sunny. High in the mid 50s. Light wind in the morning becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight...Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 30s. Light wind in the evening becoming southwest around 10 mph after midnight.

Sunday...Partly sunny in the morning...Then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. High in the mid 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday night...Mostly cloudy. Isolated snow showers after midnight. Low around 30. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.

Monday...Windy. Much colder. Cloudy with scattered snow showers. Near steady temperature around 30. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

Monday night...Windy...Colder. Mostly cloudy with isolated snow showers. Low around 20.

Tuesday...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. High around 30.

Tuesday night and Wednesday...Partly cloudy. Low around 16. High in the lower 30s.

This story was originally published February 6, 2016 at 5:12 AM with the headline "Heading to Mardi Gras? Slightly warmer today; cold and maybe snow in days ahead."