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Strong to Severe Storms Possible On This Halloween

Happy Halloween!!

...Strong To Severe Storms & Heavy Rain Possible Today/Tonight...

Short Term Forecast:  We have a very warm and humid morning with mostly cloudy skies across Southeast Louisiana.  A few showers could move through town during the morning commute, but most of you will remain dry.

A strong trough of low pressure will send a cold front into Louisiana and through Baton Rouge today.  It will be very warm and humid ahead of the front and that will make the atmosphere unstable.  This will also allow for scattered showers and storms to develop during the afternoon hours.  Some of the storms could be strong with gusty winds at times.  High temperatures will be in the lower 80s.

More numerous showers and thunderstorms will move into Baton Rouge during the Trick-or-Treat hours of 6 to 8 PM.  These storms have the potential to be strong to severe!!  Obviously, this isn't good for anyone going out to get candy.  There is a chance that the storms could hold off until after 8 PM and that would be perfect, but not all of the forecast models agree with this.  I will be watching the storms through the afternoon to see how far east they progress.  If it looks like you will be ok to trick-or-treat, we will let you know on the news tonight.  If there are storms over the city, please do not venture out in them because you could get hurt!  Temperatures will be in the lower 70s.

More showers and storms will move through town overnight as the actual cold front pushes through.  These storms have the potential to be strong to severe with damaging winds and a slight chance for a tornado.  SPC has us in a Slight Risk for severe weather today/tonight.  We also will have very heavy rain!  Rainfall totals could be around 1 to 3 inches.  This would lead to some flash flooding, but nothing major is anticipated thanks to it being so dry.  Low temperatures will be in the lower 60s.

Friday will start out with clouds and some lingering showers as the cold front moves east of Louisiana.  Then we will become sunny by the afternoon.  It will be a little cooler with highs in the upper 70s.  Friday Night will be clear and cooler with lows near 50.

Weekend Forecast:  The trough of low pressure will move across the Deep South by Saturday and an area of high pressure will sit over us.  This will give us sunny skies all weekend.  It will be MUCH COOLER with highs on Saturday in the lower 70s.  Saturday Night will be clear and CHILLY with lows in the mid 40s.  Sunday will be another sunny and cool day with highs struggling to get to 70.  Sunday Night will be clear and still chilly with lows in the upper 40s.


Tropical Outlook:  All areas of the tropics are still quiet and they will stay that way through Friday.

Please keep an eye on the weather all day and watch out for some rough storms later.  Happy Halloween! -Dave

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