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Warm and Muggy With Spotty Showers

Short Term Forecast:  It is a mostly cloudy start on this Tuesday Morning.  We are also much warmer and muggier than we were on Monday with temperatures in the mid 60s.


You can expect a warm and humid afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds along with some spotty showers.  This is thanks to southerly winds pumping up moisture from the Gulf of Mexico today as the area of high pressure sits well east of Louisiana.  Any rain we get will be light.  High temperatures will be in the lower 80s.

The clouds will stick around tonight along with the muggy weather.  Some patchy fog is possible.  It will be pretty warm with low temperatures only falling to the mid 60s.

Week Ahead:  A cold front will slowly move into Baton Rouge on Wednesday.  This front will be falling apart as it moves closer to the city.  We will have scattered showers and thunderstorms developing late in the morning and continuing into the afternoon.  A few storms could become strong at times with gusty winds and heavy rain, but widespread severe weather is not anticipated at this time.  High temperatures will be in the upper 70s.  The cold front will stall along the coast on Wednesday Night, so we will have mostly cloudy skies with a few showers.  Lows will fall to the mid 50s.

Some lingering showers are possible on Thursday with partly cloudy skies as the front dissipates along the coast.  Highs will be in the upper 70s and lows in the upper 50s Thursday Night.

Friday will be a pretty nice day with partly cloudy skies and it will be a little warmer with highs around 80.  Friday Night will have some clouds with lows in the lower 60s.

Weekend Outlook:  Another disturbance will move across the Baton Rouge area on Saturday.  This will set off isolated showers and a few thunderstorms.  Otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the lower 80s and lows in the lower 60s.

A few showers will be possible with partly cloudy skies on Sunday as that system moves away from Louisiana.  Highs will be in the lower 80s and lows in the lower 60s.

Get ready for a muggy day and have a good one! -Dave

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Unknown said…
Looks like we got our dehumidifier rental just in time. I really hope the summer isn't as muggy as it was last year. Thanks so much for keeping us up to date with the latest weather!
May 2, 2013 at 11:24 AM
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