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Hot With A Few Showers Again Today

Short Term Forecast:  We have another very oven-like morning across the Capital City.  That means when you open your front door the warm and humid temperatures hit your face just like when you open an over door!  UGH!.  It is mostly cloudy with temperatures in the lower to mid 70s.

We had our first official 90 degree day in 2013 yesterday, and it looks like we will have our 2nd one today!  Expect much of the same weather with partly cloudy skies and a few showers and storms popping up during the afternoon.  High temperatures will be in the lower 90s.

It will become mostly cloudy tonight, and it looks like we will see some rain and thunderstorms moving toward Baton Rouge overnight.  These storms will be coming from the Southern Great Plains and North Louisiana.  A few storms could be strong at times with heavy rain, hail and gusty winds.  Lows will fall to the lower 70s.

Week Ahead:  Wednesday Morning will start out with more rain and thunderstorms.  These will also come from the Plains States and they will continue throughout the day as a trough of low pressure moves near Louisiana along with a few disturbances.  Some of the storms could be strong at times with gusty winds, hail and heavy rain.  High temperatures will be in the upper 80s.  Wednesday Night will be mostly cloudy with lows in the lower 70s.

Look for some isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms again on Thursday with partly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the lower 90s and lows in the upper 60s.

A cold front will move into and through Baton Rouge on Friday.  This will give us isolated showers and storms with partly cloudy skies.  Highs will be around 90 and lows in the upper 60s.

Weekend Outlook:  We will have some slightly cooler weather this weekend, but it will mainly be at night.  It will also be a little less humid too in the wake of the cold front.  Expect to see mostly sunny skies on Saturday and Sunday as an area of high pressure settles over the Southeast U.S.  High temperatures will be in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s each day.

Get ready for another hot one and have a good day!

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