Fantastic Weather For Memorial Day Weekend

Short Term Forecast: All of the heavy rain and storms from last night have dissipated. We are left with mostly clear to partly cloudy skies this morning. Temperatures are in the mid to upper 60s.

A cold front will sweep through the Baton Rouge area today. This will give us partly cloudy skies and help to set off isolated showers and thunderstorms. A few storms could be strong at times with heavy rain and gusty winds. We will still have a hot day with highs in the upper 80s to around 90.

The front will be in the Gulf of Mexico tonight and the skies will be mostly clear to partly cloudy. It will turn less humid and much cooler with lows in the lower 60s.

Memorial Day Weekend Forecast: If you have any plans this weekend to be at the Gonzales Jambalaya Festival, Bayou Country Superfest or anything else then you will love this forecast!! An area of high pressure will sit over the Southeast U.S. all weekend. This will give us mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies Saturday through Monday with low humidity levels! If you are outdoors for those events you will love the comfortable humidity levels! It will still be very warm with highs in the upper 80s each day. We will be cool at night with lows in the lower to mid 60s. How nice does that sound?!?

Next Week Outlook: Monday, Memorial Day, will still be pleasant with partly cloudy skies and low humidity. Highs will stay in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s.

The area of high pressure will move east of Louisiana on Tuesday, and that will bring back the southerly winds to the state. We will be partly cloudy, very warm and more humid with highs in the upper 80s. Tuesday Night will stay partly cloudy with lows in the upper 60s.

The more humid weather will stick around Wednesday through Friday. At the same time a few disturbances will move across the Southeast U.S. This will help to set off daily isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the upper 80s to around 90 and lows will be in the lower 70s each night.

Keep that umbrella today and enjoy the wonderful weather this weekend! A speical thank you goes out to all of those that have served this great country and those that are currently serving it!! You are the best!! -Dave

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