AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARKSVILLE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS 357 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. .MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LOWS AROUND 50. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.