Warming trend Into Thanksgiving; rain likely Thanksgiving Day

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - No doubt about it, it has been a chilly mid-November.

Temperatures have been below average for the past 9 consecutive days. That trend continues for the next few days, but the Thanksgiving week will be highlighted by a warming trend. Afternoon highs will climb into the 70°s by Wednesday.

Kids will have decent outdoor weather to entertain themselves while they are out of school. Clouds will be around Monday and Tuesday, but we’ve kept the forecast dry.

We should have a really nice day Wednesday with plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. Thanksgiving Day is when the weather will start to trend down. Our next storm system and cold front will be moving in on turkey day. Off and on rain showers are in the forecast. As of now, the majority of rain looks to occur during the P.M. hours, but the exact timing still needs to be worked out. Rain amounts will be manageable with most receiving less than 0.50″, and severe weather is not an issue.

The weather improves for Black Friday shoppers with gradual clearing and slight cooling. The weather for the Bayou Classic looks really nice as we will have dry weather across Southeast Louisiana and very comfortable temperatures.

The string of nice weather will last right on into next week.

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