Warmer temperatures arrive today

Short Term Forecast: You will still need that light jacket this morning as the chilly air is sticking around Baton Rouge for the moment. We have clear skies with temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s.

Much warmer temperatures will arrive this afternoon and you will not need that jacket anymore. The area of high pressure that was sitting over us yesterday will move east of Louisiana. This will shift the winds from the east to the southeast and that will allow us to warm up. We will still be sunny with high temperatures in the lower 70s.

It is not going to be as chilly tonight with mostly clear skies. Lows will drop into the upper 40s.

Rest of the Week: The warm air will continue to be pumped in from the Gulf over us on Thursday and it will become a little more humid too with partly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the mid 70s. Thursday Night will be partly cloudy with some patchy fog. Lows will be in the mid 50s.

The forecast has now completely changed for Friday. The last few days the forecast models were showing a strong cold front moving through town. Now they have that front stalling north of Louisiana. This means we will not see much rain and the warm air sticks around. Therefore, the forecast now calls for a mix of sun and clouds with only spotty showers. Highs will be in the mid 70s. Friday Night will be mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog and a few showers will be possible. Lows will be in the upper 50s.

Weekend Forecast: Since the cold front will not move through Baton Rouge we will now stay warm all weekend. Saturday will have a mix of sun and clouds with high temperatures in the lower 70s and lows in the mid 50s.

Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies on Sunday. It will stay warm and humid with highs in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 50s.

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

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