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Two of Acadiana's top meteorologists have been indirectly sparring over a forecast involving cooler temps. But did one of them just get the last laugh?

By now you have probably heard the news, gumbo weather is on the way to Louisiana. Or so we thought. As much as we want to be excited and start getting our sweaters ready something tells us this might be too good to be true. Believe me, we desperately want this Louisiana summer to be far behind us but now all eyes are on Chief Meteorologist Rob Perillo after a Facebook post he made.

If anyone knows some great tips on how to stay cool in this heat, it's your local meteorologists.

Flood watches have been posted for much of Louisiana this morning as a storm system bringing a threat of prolonged heavy rain moves into the state.

Much of South Louisiana could experience heavy downpours and strong to severe thunderstorms today. Here's the projected time when the worst of the weather will be moving through.

The best chances of rain will likely happen at the worst possible time for parents and students as the new school year begins across the region.

Today will be warm and breezy but should be quite bumpy with strong storms possible in the overnight hours.

The local TV icon is being recognized for his years of service to the Acadiana and Gulf Coast regions.

For those in Acadiana who are fans of everything space related, be sure to set your watch as the ISS will be passing directly over Lafayette tonight.

Record heat but big changes on the way.

The heavy rain won't fall all the time but it will continue to fall some of the time for the next few days.

Rain chances will remain high through the weekend and most of next week across South Louisiana.

The Federal Alliance for Safe Homes is listing 4 meteorologists as finalists in the National Weatherperson of the Year Award, and Rob Perillo made that list.

All eyes were in the sky for the once-in-a-lifetime moment.

Our media partners at KATC-TV3 are reporting that the disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico has been upgraded to a Hurricane by the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Zeta is projected to make landfall late Wednesday.

When the legend himself Mr. Rob Perillo, Chief Meteorologist with our media parters at KATC-TV3 lets you know that he has good news, he means REALLY good news. That good news he is referring to is of school bus sized proportion and it just so happens to be hurdling past earth tomorrow morning.

Tropical weather models are developing a low-pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico next week. That could be a cause for concern by next Wednesday or Thursday.

Use this information to plan your Friday night and Saturday morning around the worst of this weekend's severe weather threat.

The heaviest of the storms will likely move through the area about the time many high school football playoff games are being played.

An approaching cold front should answer Acadiana's prayers for cooler weather early next week.