Skip to main content

More rain today, but drier this weekend


Short Term Forecast:  It is a mostly cloudy Friday Morning across the Baton Rouge area.  There are isolated showers moving through town as well.  Temperatures are in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

The cold front will stall along the Louisiana Coast today.  An area of low pressure will move along it, and this will help to set off scattered showers with a few thunderstorms today.  We will not be washed out, but you will have to dodge rain at times.  Some of the rain could be heavy.  High temperatures will be in the upper 60s.

The clouds along with a few showers will be in the forecast tonight.  Low temperatures will be in the lower 50s.

Weekend Forecast:  The cold front will get nudged to the east of Louisiana on Saturday.  This will put an end to the rain briefly and make it partly cloudy.  Overall, we will have some decent weather tomorrow.  High temperatures will be in the upper 60s.  Saturday Night will be partly cloudy and chilly with lows in the mid 40s.

Most of Sunday will be pretty nice with partly cloudy skies.  I say that because the old cold front will become a warm front and it will start to retreat back to the north late in the day.  We could see a shower or storm pop-up by the late afternoon hours.  High temperatures will be in the lower 70s. 

The warm front will move north of Baton Rouge on Sunday Night and another cold front will move in from the west.  This will set off scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.  Some could become strong to severe at times!  Lows will be in the mid 50s.

Next Week Outlook:  The cold front will move through town on Monday.  This will give us scattered showers and thunderstorms.  Some could still be strong to severe at times.  The front will be east of Baton Rouge by Monday afternoon and we will become partly cloudy.  High temperatures will be around 70.  Monday Night will have mostly clear skies with lows in the lower 40s.

High pressure will build across the Southeast U.S. on Tuesday through Thursday.  We will have mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies each day.  Highs will be in the 60s and lows in the 40s.

A trough of low pressure will move toward Baton Rouge again on Friday.  This will bring another cold front with it, but this front will have much colder air behind it according to the latest forecast models.  We could have lows in the 30s by the weekend with clear skies.  Stay tuned to updates on this next week! 

Keep your umbrella with you and have a great weekend! -Dave

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Unseasonably Cool Weather Continues

Short Term Forecast :  It is a very cold morning across the Capital City with clear skies and temperatures in the 30s.  A light freeze is expected!  I hope that you brought in your plants last night.  Take that jacket with you this morning. An area of high pressure remains over the Southeast U.S. today.  This will keep us sunny and with the northwest winds over us, we will stay cool.  High temperatures will be in the upper 50s. Another freeze is expected tonight for the Baton Rouge area.  We will be clear with calm winds and very good radiational cooling.  Low temperatures will fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s.  The NWS has issued a Freeze Warning for areas along and north of the I-10/12 corridor from 2 AM to 8 AM Wednesday Morning.  The freeze could last 2 to 6+ hours and that would be long enough to kill any vegetation.  Make sure you bring in your plants or at least cover them tonight!  Bundle up! Week Ahead :  The area of high pressure will stay put through
34 comments
Read more

Major Snowstorm Headed To Northeast US Tomorrow

For all of my friends and family that live in the Northeast US...here is my latest analysis of the winter storm heading your way on Friday into Saturday: The same area of low pressure that brought the heavy rain and thunderstorms to Louisiana last night and this morning will be moving up the East Coast on Friday.  It will get much stronger and become a  Nor' Easter that will impact all the major cities from Philly to NYC to Boston as well as inland areas. Delmarva to NJ Coastal Areas :  Winter Storm Warning in effect from Friday AM until Saturday AM!  It looks like it will start out as a brief period of snow along the coast in the morning then change into a windy rain during the day.  Then go to a heavy snow late Friday into Saturday Morning.  Snow accumulations of 4-8" are possible.  Some minor ice accumulations are possible too. Winds will be sustained around 30+ mph and coastal erosion will be possible too. NE PA : Winter Storm Warning from 10 am Friday until 7 am Sat
4 comments
Read more

Today Is The 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Gustav

Early in the morning on September 1, 2008, Labor Day, Hurricane Gustav made landfall near Cocodrie, LA.  It was a strong category 2 hurricane with 110 mph winds.  At one point, right before Gustav made landfall over Western Cuba, winds were as high as 150 mph (Category 4).  It did weaken as it crossed Cuba, but did regain strength as it sat in the middle of the Gulf as it became a Category 3 storm with winds of 115 mph.  This storm became the worst one ever to impact Baton Rouge, LA.  Sustained winds around 70 mph with a 91 mph wind gust was reported at Baton Rouge Metro Airport, 108 and 117 mph wind gusts were reported in Houma, LA.  That caused significant damage and, at one point, the entire city of Baton Rouge was without power. Hurricane Gustav moved slowly inland and the eastern-edge of the eye wall moved along the Mississippi River into Baton Rouge.  It continued northward through West Feliciana & Pointe Coupee Parishes.  The worst damage was seen along this line.  Area
1 comment
Read more