Vernon Parish is in for a generally warm and mostly quiet stretch through the end of the workweek, followed by a significant increase in rain and storm chances over the weekend before drier weather returns.

Wednesday will start with patchy fog during the morning hours, giving way to mostly sunny skies by late morning. There is a slight, 20 percent chance of showers, with afternoon highs reaching the upper 70s. Light northwest winds are expected. Overnight temperatures will dip into the lower 50s under increasing cloud cover.

Thursday begins with another round of patchy morning fog, then turns mostly sunny and mild. Highs will reach the mid-70s, with light and variable winds. Cloud cover increases Thursday night, and lows will fall into the upper 50s.

Friday starts mostly cloudy before becoming partly sunny later in the day. High temperatures will climb into the upper 70s. Clouds thicken again Friday night, and a chance of showers develops after midnight, with rain chances around 30 percent and lows in the lower 60s.

Rain chances rise sharply Saturday as cloudy skies dominate the day. Showers are possible in the morning, followed by showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rain chances reach about 90 percent, with highs in the mid-70s. Showers and possible storms will continue into Saturday night, with lows in the mid-50s.

By Sunday, conditions begin to improve. Clouds will linger during the morning before giving way to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. Highs will reach the upper 60s, and clear conditions are expected Sunday night.

Dry and pleasant weather continues through Monday, with mostly clear skies, morning lows in the upper 40s, and daytime highs in the lower 70s. Sunshine and mild temperatures persist into Tuesday, when highs are expected to reach the mid-70s, closing out a week marked by early warmth, weekend storms, and a return to comfortable conditions.