Dry Today With Stormy Weather Later This Week

Short Term Forecast: It is a very foggy start to this Easter Monday across Southeast Louisiana. Otherwise, it is partly cloudy and cool with temperatures in the 50s.

We will have a cold front stall and fall apart over the Coast today, and that will help to keep some stray showers in the forecast, but most of you will not see any rain today. Therefore, expect have partly cloudy skies once the fog dissipates. It will be warm and humid with high temperatures will be in the upper 70s.

Some clouds will linger tonight along with patchy fog and we could have a few sprinkles too. Low temperatures will be in the mid 50s.

Week Ahead: A second stronger cold front will stay stall over the area on Tuesday, and that will keep a slight chance of rain in the forecast with partly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the upper 70s and lows in the upper 50s.

The front will push into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and become a warm front. Then an area of low pressure will form in the Western Gulf along it. This low is forecast to track toward the Louisiana Coast and spread plenty of rain and storms over Baton Rouge. Some of the rain could be very heavy at times! Forecast models show we could pick up 1 to 3+ inches of rain this week. High temperatures will be in the lower 70s and lows will be in the lower 50s with more rain on Wednesday Night.

The heavy rain is expected to continue into Thursday as the low moves to the northeast of Louisiana. Highs will be in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 40s.

We will finally dry out on Friday with mostly sunny skies. Highs will be around 70 and lows near 50.

Weekend Outlook: Right now the week is looking very nice and dry! Saturday will be sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s.

Sunday will continue to be nice with mostly sunny skies. Highs will be around 80 and lows will be in the upper 50s.

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

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