A mild day with cooler temperatures tomorrow

Short Term Forecast: We have a mostly clear to partly cloudy start to this Monday as some high clouds stream over South Louisiana. It is a little chilly with temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s. You will want to take that jacket with you this morning.

A cold front will move into and through Baton Rouge today. This front will not have any moisture to work with, so we will not have any rain this afternoon. Just look for those high clouds to continue to move over Baton Rouge. We will have a mild day with highs in the mid 60s.

There will still be a few clouds lingering around tonight, so expect mostly clear skies. It will still be a bit chilly with lows in the upper 30s.

Week Ahead: High pressure will build in behind the front on Tuesday. This will give us mostly sunny skies and some cooler temperatures too. Highs will be around 60. Tuesday Night will be clear and chilly with lows in the upper 30s.

The high pressure will start to move to the east of Louisiana on Wednesday. This will keep us sunny, but the temperatures will start to warm up as highs will climb into the upper 60s. Wednesday Night will not be as chilly with lows in the upper 40s.

Even warmer weather is on tap for Thursday with the high pressure sitting along the East Coast. We will see more southerly winds and they will draw up moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Therefore it will be partly cloudy, and more humid with unseasonably warm highs in the lower 70s. Thursday Night will be mostly cloudy and we could have some patchy fog along with a couple showers popping up. Lows will be in the mid 50s.

The cold front will move through Baton Rouge on Friday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. A few of them could be strong with gusty winds and heavy rain. It will be warm and humid ahead of the front with highs in the mid 70s. The front will be east and south of Louisiana on Friday Night. The rain/storms will end and we will become clear and cold. Lows will be in the upper 30s.

Weekend Outlook: High pressure will sit over Louisiana on Saturday and it will give us plenty of sunny skies. It will be much cooler with highs in the upper 50s. Saturday Night will be clear and cold with a light freeze possible. Lows will be in the lower 30s.

Sunday will be another nice day as the high pressure quickly moves to th east of Louisiana. It will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the lower 60s and lows in the upper 30s.

Enjoy the pleasant weather and have a great day! -Dave

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