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The Beautiful and Comfortable Weather Continues


Short Term Forecast:  We have another quiet morning across the Capital City with mostly clear skies as some high clouds stream-by.  It is still chilly with temperatures in the 40s.  Take that jacket again as you head out the door!

An area of high pressure remains over Louisiana today and that will keep us sunny to mostly sunny.  A few high clouds will still move-by overhead, but they will not block the sun.  It will be a tad cooler today as a weak disturbance skirts-by just north of Louisiana.  It will help to draw in the slightly cooler air to Baton Rouge this afternoon.  High temperatures will be in the mid 60s.

The colder air will lingering into tonight as well as the disturbances moves off to the northeast of Louisiana.  We will be clear with low temperatures in the upper 30s.  Some patchy frost will be possible, so keep your plants covered or inside. 

Rest of the Week:  The area of high pressure will remain over us on Thursday and that means we will have another gorgeous sunny day.  Highs will be a little warmer as they climb into the upper 60s.  Thursday Night will be clear and chilly with lows in the mid 40s.

The high pressure will move east of Louisiana on Friday and that will bring back southerly winds, or return flow, over us.  This is going to really warm us up as we head into the weekend.  We will stay sunny with high temperatures in the mid 70s.  Friday Night will be clear and not as chilly with lows in the lower 50s.

Weekend Outlook:  We will be very Spring-like on Saturday as the southerly winds continue to pump-up warm air from the Gulf.  Expect sunny skies with highs in the mid 70s.  Saturday Night is forecast to be clear and mild with lows in the mid 50s.

More moisture will come up from the Gulf on Sunday and that will allow us to have partly cloudy skies.  It stays unseasonably warm with high temperatures in the upper 70s and lows in the upper 50s.

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 out and enjoy the comfortable weather, and have a great day! -Dave

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