Another week of unsettled weather

Short Term Forecast: We start this Monday Morning off with clear skies and chilly temperatures in the lower 40s. You may want that jacket as you head out the door!

Clouds will be on the increase today ahead of our next weather system - a cold front. We will become partly to mostly cloudy today and breezy with a few showers popping up late this afternoon into the evening. It will be warmer with highs in the upper 60s.

Showers and thunderstorms will move into Baton Rouge tonight as the cold front pushes through. It will stay breezy with lows temperatures in the mid 50s.

Week Ahead: Tuesday will start out with a few showers as the cold front moves to the coast and stalls. We will then see the clouds decrease and have mostly sunny skies for the afternoon. High temperatures will be in the upper 60s. Tuesday Night will be mostly clear and colder with lows near 40.

Wednesday will be a pretty quiet day with a mix of sun and clouds. It will be cooler with highs in the lower 60s. Wednesday Night will be mostly cloudy ahead of our next cold front with a few showers popping up. Lows will be in the upper 40s.

The old cold front that stalled along the coast will retreat back to the north as a warm front on Thursday, and another cold front will move into town from the west. This will all lead to a day with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be strong to severe at times! Highs will be in the lower 70s. More rain and storms are expected on Thursday Night with lows in the lower 60s.

The cold front will actually stall over the area on Friday. This will keep rain and storms over Baton Rouge throughout the day. Highs will be in the lower 70s. The front will finally move to the coast on Friday Night. This will take most of the rain with it, however, a few showers will linger overnight. Lows will be in the upper 40s.

Weekend Outlook: The forecast models are not in total agreement as to how much rain/storms we get this weekend. The GFS keeps us dry on Saturday and rain returning on Sunday. The ECMWF has rain expected all weekend. I am going to be going with a combination of two models. Therefore, Saturday will have some pretty quiet weather as the front moves into the Gulf. We will be partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers popping up. Highs will be in the lower 70s and lows in the lower 50s.

Even another cold front will move into Baton Rouge as we head into Sunday. This will set off more rain and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the lower 70s and lows in the upper 50s.

Take that umbrella with you and have a great Monday! -Dave

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