A very foggy morning in Baton Rouge

...Dense Fog Advisory Until 9 AM...

Short Term Forecast: We have some very dense fog this morning across all of Southeast Louisiana. Visibilities are less than 1/4 mile, so please use caution as you travel around town. Otherwise, it is mostly clear and cool with temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

Once the fog dissipates we will have some mostly sunny skies and a warm afternoon. It will be a little humid too as an area of high pressure sits in the Central Gulf of Mexico. High temperatures will be in the mid 80s.

Watch out for more dense fog tonight as plenty of Gulf Moisture will be sitting over South Louisiana. It will be cool with lows in the upper 50s.

Weekend Forecast: Saturday will be another nice day with partly cloudy skies, but there is a slight chance for a late-day shower. However, most of you will not see any rain. It will be warm and humid with highs in the lower 80s. Saturday Night will be partly to mostly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower. Lows will be in the lower 60s.

A cold front will move into and through Baton Rouge on Sunday. This will give us some partly to mostly cloudy skies along with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the upper 70s. Sunday Night will be mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower. Lows will be in the mid 50s.

Next Week Outlook: The cold front is expected to clear the city on Monday and we will have a sun and cloud mix with a few showers. Highs will be turning cooler as they only climb into the lower to mid 70s. Monday Night will be mostly clear and colder with lows in the upper 40s.

An area of high pressure will build in behind the cold front and sit over the Southeast U.S. on Tuesday through Friday. Each day will be sunny and cooler. Highs will be around 70 on Tuesday but warming to the mid 70s by Friday. It will be chilly at night with lows in the upper 40s under clear skies.

Tropical Outlook: All areas of the tropics are staying quiet and tropical cyclone formation is not expected through the weekend.

Watch out for the fog and enjoy the warm temperatures. Have a good weekend! -Dave

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