Warmer tomorrow before a strong cold front on Thursday

Short Term Forecast: We will have a very pleasant and comfortable evening across the Baton Rouge area. It will be clear with temperatures falling into the 50s.

The clear skies will persist tonight, but it will not be as chilly thanks to southerly winds ushering in some warmer air. Lows will fall to around 50.

Week Ahead: Wednesday will be another nice day, but it is going to be the transition day between the sunny weather we had today and the stormy weather forecast for Thursday. It is going to be sunny in the morning with clouds increasing during the afternoon making it partly cloudy. We will be warm and humid with highs in the upper 70s. Wednesday Night will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms popping up ahead of a strong cold front. Lows will be in the lower 60s.

The cold front will move into and through Baton Rouge on Thursday Morning. Some of the storms could be strong to severe. SPC has us in a Slight Risk for severe weather. There will likely be a squall line of thunderstorms that moves through. These storms could have damaging winds and a few tornadoes. I will keep a close eye on the storms for you. The cold front will be east of Louisiana by midday and then we will become sunny with falling temperatures. The high will be in the morning as we start out in the lower 60s, but once the front passes through we will drop about 15-20 degrees! Brrr! Thursday Night will be clear and very cold with lows in the lower 30s. A light freeze is possible!

High pressure will build over the Southeast U.S. on Friday, and we will be sunny. However, it will be a chilly day with high temperatures only in the upper 50s. Friday Night will be clear and cold with lows in the mid 30s.

Weekend Outlook: The high pressure will move east of Louisiana on Saturday and Sunday. We will become a little warmer with partly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the mid to upper 60s each day with lows in the 40s on Saturday Night and 50s on Sunday Night.

Have a great evening & enjoy the mild weather! -Dave

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