Much Warmer Weather Returns on Friday

Happy Pi Day!!

I'm filling in for Pat Shingleton tonight and Friday as he gets ready for the annual Wearin' of the Green St. Patrick's Day Parade!

Short Term Forecast: This evening will be fantastic! We will be clear and mild with temperatures falling from the 60s into the 50s. The weather will still be great for viewing the Comet PANSTARRS tonight! Check it out and email me some of your pictures!

We will have another chilly night across the Capital City with clear skies. Low temperatures will fall to the lower to mid 40s.

Friday will be a MUCH WARMER day as the area of high pressure moves to the east of Louisiana. This will bring in southerly winds that will pump-up the warm air from the Gulf of Mexico. Expect sunny skies with high temperatures in the mid 70s. Friday Night will be clear, but some patchy fog will be possible. Lows will not be as chilly as they only fall to the lower 50s.

Weekend Forecast: The area of high pressure will be sitting over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Florida all weekend. That means the southerly winds will persist over Louisiana and we will stay very warm!! Saturday will be sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s.

Some extra moisture will come up from the Gulf on Sunday and that will allow for some partly cloudy skies to form over Baton Rouge. We will be even warmer with highs around 80. Sunday Night will be mostly clear and mild with lows near 60.

St. Patrick's Day Parade: The weather is going to be perfect for the Wearin' of the Green St. Patrick's Day Parade! At the 10 AM start we will be sunny with temperatures in the 60s, and at the end of the parade around 1 PM it will still be sunny with temperatures in the 70s. Enjoy the great weather and have fun at the parade. Look for the WBRZ Weather Team there!

Get ready for the Spring-like weather and have a good night! -Dave

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