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The Warming Trend Begins Today


...Freeze Warning until 8 AM for the Baton Rouge Area...

 Short Term Forecast:  Brrr!!  It is a very cold start and frosty to the day with clear skies and temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s!  Hopefully you brought in all of your plants, or covered them up.  Bundle up as you head to work and school this morning!

We will become warmer this afternoon as the area of high pressure moves to the northeast of Louisiana.  This will shift the winds from the northwest to the east and that will start to bring in the warmer air.  We will remain sunny with high temperatures in the lower to mid 60s.

Expect another pretty chilly night across Southeast Louisiana, but we will stay above freezing.  Parts of Southern Mississippi may come close to freezing.  Lows in the city will drop to the upper 30s, and in South Mississippi the lower to mid 30s.

Rest of the Week:  The area of high pressure will continue to move east of Louisiana that will shift the winds from the east to the south over the next several days.  This will allow us to become even warmer with more moisture streaming up from the Gulf.  Holy Thursday will be sunny with highs in the lower 70s and lows in the upper 40s.

A sign that the moisture is returning will be partly cloudy skies returning on Good Friday.  There will also be a slight chance for a shower or two to pop-up.  High temperatures will be in the mid 70s and low temperatures will be much warmer as they only fall to the mid 50s on Friday Night.

Easter Weekend Forecast:  Unfortunately, it looks like the Easter Weekend will be soggy.  A series of disturbances and a cold front will move into and through Baton Rouge.  Holy Saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with isolated showers popping up.  It will not be a washout, so do not cancel any plans you may have.  We will stay warm and humid with highs in the mid 70s and lows will be in the lower 60s on Saturday Night.

It looks like the Easter Bunny will need a raincoat on Sunday.  We will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms.  This is thanks to a cold front that will weaken as it moves into Louisiana.  Some of the rain could be heavy at times.  It is going to remain warm and humid with highs in the upper 70s.  The showers continue on Sunday Night with lows in the lower 60s.

Continue to enjoy the pleasant weather, and have a great day! -Dave

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