Jay Grymes
Chief Meteorologist
Baton Rouge, La.
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Jay Grymes joined the WAFB 9News team in August 1996 and was named Chief Meteorologist in May 2003.
Jay was born in Arlington, Virginia and grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, He moved to Baton Rouge in 1985 by invitation from LSU.
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Showers and t-storms, some heavy, are likely through the lunch hour and into the afternoon.
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Saturday stays dry through mid-day but scattered thundershowers will develop in the area on Saturday afternoon: set rain chances at 30% to 40%.
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The high pressure lid on the atmosphere that has kept us dry for the last few days will weaken over the weekend, allowing for scattered showers and storms.
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High pressure will return this week, putting the brakes on significant rain chances while combining with Gulf humidity to give communities a real summer-like feel each day.
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Still dealing with warmer-than-normal days that will continue through the weekend and into next week. Scattered rains return to the forecast for Thursday through Sunday.
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Mother’s Day was the first 90° afternoon for Baton Rouge but the forecast for this week calls for highs of 90° or more to continue through Friday.
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Plan for a run of dry days that extends through the weekend and into the middle of next week, at least.
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Be ready for showers and storms overnight and into the pre-dawn hours of Friday. The overall severe weather threat has been lowered.
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Temperatures come close to 90° Wednesday afternoon and increasing humidity levels will certainly make it feel like the low 90°s, even if the air temperature doesn’t quite make it.
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Spring is apparently taking a hiatus as summer has arrived early, and the heat and humidity are going to be the main weather story for the rest of this week and into next week as well.
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Daytime highs will be near or at 90° for the next three days, with muggy morning starts in the upper 60°s to near 70°.
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Highs in the mid to upper 80°s this weekend accompanied by higher humidity will probably be the lead weather story for the weekend.
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South to SE winds on Friday will be a signal that Gulf moisture will be returning in the coming days, although the humidity on Friday will still be in the comfortable range.
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Skies stay clear through the night and into Thursday morning with daybreak temperatures once again down to near 50° for the Red Stick.
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Skies will be mainly clear overnight and into Wednesday morning with daybreak temperatures around 50° to the low 50°s for metro Baton Rouge.
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Saturday morning begins with temperatures around 60° to the low 60°s for metro Baton Rouge and we could see a patch or two of light fog early as well.
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Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give away to slow clearing on Thursday afternoon with highs climbing into the mid 80°s for the Red Stick.
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A quiet night on the way and turning cool too with Tuesday daybreak temperatures near 50° for the Red Stick.
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The Saturday forecast includes a few afternoon showers but it is not an all-afternoon rain, and expect a few showers across the region again for Sunday afternoon.
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Thursday, April 14, was a lovely spring day but scattered t-showers will return to the area for Friday, Saturday, and Easter Sunday.
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A wave of showers and storms moves through the WAFB area this evening with the weather settling down before midnight. Rain chances will be on the rise again Wednesday.
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Another sun-filled weather day in store, although it is definitely on the cool side to start, with temperatures in the 40s.
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Winds will settle down overnight under clear skies with temperatures dropping down to near 40° for Metro Baton Rouge. Skies stay clear through the day on Saturday with a big warm-up as we climb up into the mid 70°s for the afternoon
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Clear skies and low humidity will allow temperatures to drop into the low to mid 40°s for Friday morning under clear skies.
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A few passing showers into the evening and then clearing skies overnight.
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A cold front will work its way across the state on Wednesday but moisture and instability will be limited, resulting in only isolated showers, and maybe a rumble of thunder, for the day.
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Plan for a few showers and maybe a rumble or two of thunder along the coast for Saturday morning. Most of the area can expect a passing shower or sprinkle at most.
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Rain returns to the area early Saturday with scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm or two. Severe weather will not be an issue.
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The National Weather Service issued multiple watches and warnings for the WAFB viewing area as storms moved across the state but there were no major reports of damage in the Capital Region.
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Clouds will be returning after midnight with pockets of fog for that Tuesday morning start. Daybreak temperatures for the Red Stick will be around 60°.
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Beautiful spring weather will prevail through the weekend, so make plans to get outdoors over the next several days.
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Skies stay mainly clear through the night and into Thursday morning with daybreak temperatures near 40° to the low 40°s around the greater Baton Rouge metro area.
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Expect more clouds and it stays breezy-to-windy through the evening and overnight with Tuesday morning lows in the mid to upper 60°s. A line of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front is expected to roll across Louisiana on Tuesday, reaching metro Baton Rouge after mid-day into the early afternoon.
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A Tornado Watch remains in effect for most of the WAFB viewing area through 7 a.m. Friday morning. Additional watches are likely as storms gradually translate eastward through the morning.
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The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Tornado Watch for the entire WAFB viewing area until 7 a.m. Friday and increased the threat for storms in the pre-dawn hours.
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The local weather stays mainly quiet into Thursday evening but thunderstorms will arrive overnight and through the early morning hours of Friday.
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We are very, very likely done with freezes for the Spring
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The cold front will move through Baton Rouge during the mid-evening with most, if not all, of the rain out of the area by midnight.
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Widespread rains with embedded thunderstorms will arrive Friday afternoon and extend into Friday evening. Saturday morning lows will be in the mid 30°s.
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Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies overnight and into a Thursday morning with patchy fog possible for the morning commute.
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Showers and a few thunderstorms will be coming to an end before sunrise on Wednesday with the rest of the looking mainly dry.
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A cold front has moved through the WAFB region and temperatures will steadily fall through the night, dipping the near 50° for the Red Stick by Tuesday’s sunrise.
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It’s a sun/cloud mix for Saturday afternoon, breezy to windy, with highs in the low 80°s. Add in a 20% rain chance for Saturday afternoon, too.
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Clouds will roll in tonight, making for a mostly cloudy start to Thursday morning, with daybreak temperatures in the mid to upper 40°s for much of the WAFB region.
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It will be a chilly start for Wednesday with daybreak temperatures around 40° to the low 40°s for the Red Stick area under fair to partly cloudy skies.
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It will be a cold start for Tuesday morning, with daybreak temperatures in the upper 30°s. Fair skies through the day will mean a big warmup into the afternoon.
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The metro area can expect a pair of chilly morning starts for Monday and Fat Tuesday but the afternoons cooperate for the last two days of the Mardi Gras season.
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The clouds will persist overnight and into Saturday morning but it doesn’t get much cooler.
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The front will roll through Baton Rouge by or before midnight with scattered rains extending into Friday morning.
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A meandering front will slide south of Baton Rouge tonight but likely returns north of the Capital City by Thursday’s sunrise.