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Plenty of Sunshine And A Warming Trend To Start The Week

Short Term Forecast:  We have a clear and very cold start to the day with temperatures in the lower 30s.  Patchy frost can be expected, so give yourself some extra time for your car to defrost.  Bundle up!


An area of high pressure is sitting over the Southeast U.S.  This will produce plenty of sinking air and that will give us sunny skies.  It will be a little warmer than yesterday with high temperatures around 60.


It will remain clear and cold tonight with some patchy frost.  Low temperatures will be in the upper 30s.

Week Ahead:  The area of high pressure will remain over the Southeast U.S. on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Each day will have sunny skies, and it will gradually get warmer each day.  Highs will be in the mid to upper 60s.  Lows will be in the upper 30s on Tuesday Night, but only falling to the upper 40s Wednesday Night.

The ridge of high pressure will move east of Louisiana on Thursday and that will bring back southerly winds to the state.  These winds will usher in warmer and more humid air from the Gulf of Mexico.  This will make it partly cloudy with highs in the lower 70s.  It will be a very warm and muggy night with some fog and a few showers popping up.  Low temperatures will be in the upper 50s.


The weather will be going downhill starting on Friday and lasting through the weekend.  An upper-level low will move north of Louisiana on Friday, and this will help set off scattered showers and thunderstorms over Baton Rouge with mostly cloudy skies.  It will be warm and humid with highs in the mid 70s.  Friday Night will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers.  Lows will be in the lower 60s.

Weekend Outlook:  As the upper-level low moves well north of Louisiana, a surface low is forecast to form over Texas on Saturday and move to the east across the Deep South on Sunday.  The low will have a trailing cold front associated with it and it will sweep across Baton Rouge during the day on Sunday into Monday Morning.  This all means we will have plenty of rain this weekend.

Breaking down the forecast for you...Saturday will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers ahead of the low.  It will stay very warm and humid with highs in the mid 70s and lows in the lower to mid 60s.

The cold front will move through town on Sunday and this will set off scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.  Some storms could be strong with gusty winds and heavy rain.  Highs will be in the 60s and lows in the 40s.

Enjoy the sunshine and pleasant weather.  Have a great Monday! -Dave

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