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Sunshine briefly returns today


Short Term Forecast:  The rain and storms have come to an end thanks to the cold front moving through Baton Rouge.  We have mostly cloudy skies now, but they will gradually dissipate throughout the morning.  Temperatures are in the mid to upper 50s.

You can expect a very nice sunny afternoon across the Capital City!  High pressure will build in just north of Louisiana and it will push all the clouds out of here this afternoon.  We will be mild with high temperatures in the lower to mid 60s.

Some clouds will start to return tonight as the area of high pressure moves to the northeast of Louisiana.  This will make it partly cloudy and we will be much colder with low temperatures in the upper 30s.  Bundle up!

School Visit:  I will be traveling to Central Private School today to visit with the 8th graders.  I look forward to the visit and educating the students about Louisiana weather!

Week Ahead:  Wednesday will be the transition day between the sunshine and more rain on Thursday.  We will be mostly cloudy and have a few sprinkles later in the day.  It will be cool with highs in the lower 60s.  Wednesday Night is forecast to be mostly cloudy with a few showers.  Lows will be in the upper 40s.

The weather is expected to go downhill on Thursday as the tail end of the Tuesday cold front retreats back north as a warm front and another cold front moves into Baton Rouge from the west.  Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move into town by the afternoon.  Some of these could be strong to severe!  SPC has us in a Slight Risk for severe weather.  We could have large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes.  Heavy rain is also expected.  Click on the image to the right for the details.  I will be watching the weather closely!  High temperatures will warm back up into the lower 70s.  The showers and storms will continue on Thursday Night, and some could still be strong to severe.  Lows will be in the lower 60s.

The rain and storms will still be going on during the day Friday.  This is thanks to the cold front stalling over the I-10/12 corridor.  We could pick up some more heavy rain.  It will stay warm and humid with highs in the lower 70s and lows in the upper 50s.

Weekend Outlook:  Unfortunately, it looks like we will have to dodge more rain this weekend.  The latest forecast model are coming into a better agreement now.  They show the cold front stalling in the Northern Gulf and disturbances will move along it.  Each disturbance will help to set off isolated showers and thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday.  I am not expecting a washout this weekend, but you will need to watch out for rain.  It will stay warm since the cold font will have Pacific Air behind it verses Canadian Air.  Highs will be in the lower 70s and lows in the 50s each day.

NOTE...we could pick up an additional 3 to 5 inches of rain between Thursday and Sunday.  Click here to see the HPC's outlook.  Due to the already rain soaked grounds, we might have to deal with some flooding once again.  Stay tuned!

Enjoy the sun today and have a great one! -Dave

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