May The Fourth, Cinco De Mayo, and the Weekend

Chief Meteorologist Jay Grymes gives the 10 p.m. weather for Wednesday, May 3.
Published: May. 3, 2023 at 4:18 AM CDT|Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 3:45 PM CDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Tonight will be mostly clear and comfortable with overnight lows in the upper 50s.

Tomorrow, May the Fourth for all the Star Wars fans, will be partly cloudy with warm highs in the upper 80s.

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Thursday will be the first Ozone Action Day of the year, orange, which means the air will be slightly unhealthy for sensitive groups.

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The next round of rain moves in Friday afternoon on Cinco De Mayo with a 50% chance of showers and storms. Highs will be in the upper 80s, as we start a pretty significant warming trend through the weekend.

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Cinco De Mayo will also feature the Full Flower Moon, interestingly the fifth full moon on the fifth.

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In the extended forecast, we could see highs creeping into the lower 90s over the weekend, with a slightly better chance of showers on Saturday than Sunday.

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A typical summer-time pattern seems to set up, with most of these rain chances coming in the afternoon, and none of them washouts.

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