Grant Parish residents can expect mostly sunny conditions to start the week, followed by cooler temperatures and a brief chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service.

Wednesday will be sunny and calm, with afternoon highs reaching near 51 degrees. Skies will turn partly cloudy Wednesday night, with overnight lows around 26 degrees.

Thursday brings partly sunny skies and slightly warmer temperatures, with highs near 54. Clouds will increase Thursday night, along with a 20 percent chance of showers and lows around 31.

A slight chance of rain continues into Friday, mainly before noon, with mostly cloudy skies and cooler highs near 43. Conditions clear Friday night, becoming partly cloudy as temperatures drop sharply to around 16 degrees.

The weekend will be dry but cold. Saturday will be sunny with a high near 35, followed by mostly clear skies Saturday night and lows near 16. Sunday remains sunny with highs near 44 and mostly clear conditions Sunday night as temperatures fall to around 22.

Looking ahead to Monday, the parish will see mostly sunny skies and a warming trend, with highs climbing back into the low 50s near 52 degrees.

Residents are encouraged to prepare for freezing overnight temperatures, especially heading into the weekend.