Cold Blast Arrives This Weekend

Short Term Forecast: Better have that warm coat with you this morning! We have partly to mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s.

We will actually stay cool all day just like we did on Thursday. The clouds will become partly cloudy to mostly sunny and a cold front will move toward Baton Rouge. This front will be a dry one, so no rain is expected. High temperatures will be in the mid 50s.

The cold front will push through Baton Rouge overnight and we will have some lingering clouds. It will bring in some much colder air. Low temperatures will be in the lower 30s. Some of you may have a light freeze, so be sure to bring in any plants tonight.

Weekend Forecast: The front will be to the southeast of Louisiana on Saturday, but we will have lingering clouds over us for much of the day. High pressure will sit just to the north of Louisiana. This will allow for very cold air to move into town, and that will only allow the high temperatures to get into the upper 40s. Brrr!

Some of the coldest air we have seen all season will arrive on Saturday Night. We will become mostly clear with lows near 30. That means areas north and east of Baton Rouge will be in the 20s! A light to moderate freeze can be expected. This will last for a few hours, so any plants that are kept outside will likely be killed. Also, have a warm place for any pets you usually keep outside too.

Sunday will stay cool, but we will have sunny skies. Highs are forecast to be in the mid 50s and lows in the mid 30s. Another light freeze is possible for some of you on Sunday Night.

Next Week Outlook: The area of high pressure will move east of Louisiana on Monday, and that will shift the winds from the north to the south. This is going to really warm us back up! We will be mostly sunny and warmer with highs around 70.

Another cold front will move into Baton Rouge on Sunday Night. It will bring us mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. Lows are going to only drop into the upper 50s.

The cold front is forecast to move to the east of Louisiana on Tuesday, and we will have a few showers with partly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the lower 70s. Tuesday Night will be cooler with lows in the lower 40s.

Pleasant weather returns on Wednesday and lasts into Friday as another area of high pressure sits over the Southeast U.S. Highs will not cool down much as they sit in the 60s and 70s. Lows will be in the 40s to near 50 each day.

Be sure to bundle up this weekend! Have a great one! -Dave

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