Short Term Forecast: We have a mostly cloudy and very muggy morning across Baton Rouge. A few showers are also popping up. Temperatures are in the lower 70s.
The deep tropical moisture that has been over us the last few days is moving east of Louisiana. Some drier air aloft is moving over Baton Rouge, and this will help to limit the amount of rain and storms we will see today. You still need to plan on dodging isolated to scattered showers and storms during the afternoon and into the evening with some heavy rain. It will be hotter and still humid with highs around 90.
Some clouds will linger over the city tonight with a few spotty showers. It will stay warm and muggy with lows in the lower 70s.
Weekend Forecast: More of the same weather is on tap for Saturday. That means we will be partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon/evening hours. It will still be hot and humid with highs in the upper 80s. Saturday Night will be partly to mostly cloudy and very muggy. Lows will fall to the lower 70s.
A cold front will move toward Louisiana on Sunday. This will bring us mostly cloudy skies with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be strong with gusty winds and heavy rain. Highs will be in the upper 80s. Some rain will continue on Sunday Night with mostly cloudy skies. Lows will fall to the upper 60s.
Regional Baseball at the Box: Get ready for some hot games on today and Saturday. We will have
some rain popping up in the afternoon, so there could be some delays in the games. Temperatures will be in the upper 80s to each afternoon. Any rain will come to an end at night, and we will have partly cloudy skies. Evening games will start out in the mid 80s and finish in the upper 70s. The best chance of a game getting delayed will be on Sunday as more numerous showers and storms are expected. Be sure to watch WBRZ all weekend for weather updates.
Next Week Outlook: The cold front will move into the Gulf of Mexico by Monday and it will dissipate there. It will still impact our weather by help to set off a few afternoon pop-up thunderstorms with the daytime heating. We will not cool down behind the front, but stay warm with highs in the upper 80s. Monday Night will be mostly clear and warm with lows in the upper 60s.
An area of high pressure will build over the Southeast U.S. on Tuesday and Wednesday. This will give us mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with only a very small chance of an afternoon storm. It will be hot with highs in the lower 90s and lows in the lower 70s.
The high pressure moves east of Louisiana on Thursday and Friday. We will become more humid and the chance of rain will go up a little. Expect partly cloudy skies with isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms each day. Highs will be in the lower 90s and lows in the lower to mid 70s.
I'm also going to be watching the remnants of Barbara. Right now, it looks like it could drift across the Bay of Campeche and into the Central to Eastern Gulf later in the week. The forecast models are hinting that an area of low pressure could form by that time, but it isn't necessarily something tropical. We will just have to wait and see if anything develops from it. It is too early to say at this point.
Have a good weekend and stay cool! -Dave
The deep tropical moisture that has been over us the last few days is moving east of Louisiana. Some drier air aloft is moving over Baton Rouge, and this will help to limit the amount of rain and storms we will see today. You still need to plan on dodging isolated to scattered showers and storms during the afternoon and into the evening with some heavy rain. It will be hotter and still humid with highs around 90.
Some clouds will linger over the city tonight with a few spotty showers. It will stay warm and muggy with lows in the lower 70s.
Weekend Forecast: More of the same weather is on tap for Saturday. That means we will be partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon/evening hours. It will still be hot and humid with highs in the upper 80s. Saturday Night will be partly to mostly cloudy and very muggy. Lows will fall to the lower 70s.
A cold front will move toward Louisiana on Sunday. This will bring us mostly cloudy skies with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be strong with gusty winds and heavy rain. Highs will be in the upper 80s. Some rain will continue on Sunday Night with mostly cloudy skies. Lows will fall to the upper 60s.
Regional Baseball at the Box: Get ready for some hot games on today and Saturday. We will have
Next Week Outlook: The cold front will move into the Gulf of Mexico by Monday and it will dissipate there. It will still impact our weather by help to set off a few afternoon pop-up thunderstorms with the daytime heating. We will not cool down behind the front, but stay warm with highs in the upper 80s. Monday Night will be mostly clear and warm with lows in the upper 60s.
An area of high pressure will build over the Southeast U.S. on Tuesday and Wednesday. This will give us mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with only a very small chance of an afternoon storm. It will be hot with highs in the lower 90s and lows in the lower 70s.
The high pressure moves east of Louisiana on Thursday and Friday. We will become more humid and the chance of rain will go up a little. Expect partly cloudy skies with isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms each day. Highs will be in the lower 90s and lows in the lower to mid 70s.
I'm also going to be watching the remnants of Barbara. Right now, it looks like it could drift across the Bay of Campeche and into the Central to Eastern Gulf later in the week. The forecast models are hinting that an area of low pressure could form by that time, but it isn't necessarily something tropical. We will just have to wait and see if anything develops from it. It is too early to say at this point.
Have a good weekend and stay cool! -Dave
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