Cloudy and cool overnight but staying dry

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Clouds Thursday night and into Friday morning will keep us from getting quite as cold for Friday morning, with sunrise temperatures in the upper 30°s for metro Baton Rouge.

Those clouds clear out during the day, leaving us with a sunny Friday afternoon with highs in the low to mid 50°s. Expect another wake-up freeze on Saturday for much of the WAFB area but mainly-clear skies and sunshine will get us back to the low to mid 50°s for Saturday afternoon.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Thursday, January 27(WAFB)

It will be another cold morning on Sunday although most of the area will miss out on another freeze. Expect a mostly sunny Sunday afternoon with highs in the mid 60°s. Fair skies for Monday morning will give way to mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon with highs in the upper 60°s.

Rain rolls into the region on Tuesday linked to a disturbance tracking eastward from Texas and the NW Gulf. Rains continue into Wednesday, with a cold front on Thursday bringing showers and thunderstorms. Extended guidance suggests widespread rains over the three-day period could top 1″ to 2″ over the three-day period, and we will need to monitor the severe weather potential with Thursday’s cold front.