Sunshine Returns With Cooler Temperatures Today

Short Term Forecast: The cold front is now located off to the east of Louisiana. The clouds have decreased and we have a mostly clear to partly cloudy start to the day. It has turned cooler too with temperatures in the 40s. You may want to take that jacket with you today.

An area of high pressure will briefly sit over us today and that will give us mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Cooler and breezy westerly winds will keep the temperatures down this afternoon. Winds will be out of the west at 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts. Highs will only be in the lower 60s and some of you will not get out of the upper 50s.

Expect mostly clear skies tonight and it will be chilly. Fortunately, the winds will not be a breezy, so it will not feel too cold. Low temperatures will be in the lower 40s. Needless to say, it will still be jacket weather.

Week Ahead: Another cold front will move into and through Baton Rouge on Wednesday. This front will have very little moisture to work with, so I am only expecting partly cloudy skies associated with it. We will have a slightly warmer day with highs in the upper 60s. Wednesday Night will be clear and chilly again with lows in the lower 40s.

Thursday will be a beautiful sunny day, but it will be cooler with highs around 60. Thursday Night is forecast to be clear and cold with lows in the upper 30s.

A third cold front will move through on Friday. Once again there will not be a lot of moisture for it to tap into, and that means we will stay dry with partly cloudy skies. It will remain cool with highs only in the upper 50s. Friday Night is expected to be clear and very cold with lows in the lower to mid 30s. A light freeze will be possible, so be sure to cover or bring in any plants.

Weekend Outlook: An area of high pressure will follow this cold front and that will make it sunny both days. However, it will be quite chilly! Highs will be in the mid 50s on Saturday, and lows will be in the lower 30s Saturday Night. Once again, a light to possibly hard freeze for South Mississippi can be expected. You will need to bring in or cover any plants.

Sunday will stay cool with highs in the mid 50s and lows in the mid 30s on Sunday Night under clear skies.

Enjoy the sunshine, and have a great day! -Dave

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