A chilly morning start gives way to a somewhat warmer afternoon compliments of returning sunshine. Highs will top out in the low 60s, while still below normal, it will feel much better than the 40s we were stuck in for most of the day on Tuesday.
Widespread rain will continue to impact the area through the morning hours and could be locally heavy at times. Temperatures will barely budge through the day, hovering in the low 50s for most, or nearly 30 degrees cooler than Monday’s highs.
A weak cold front moving through the area will deliver a few light showers to the area this morning, but any rain will end quickly with sunshine likely back by lunchtime.
Temperatures will finally climb above freezing today as slightly warmer air moves in from the Gulf of Mexico. But the thaw won’t get underway before we deal with a Winter Weather Advisory for the parishes and counties just north and northwest of Baton Rouge.
Record cold is greeting us to start out on Tuesday, with temperatures in the upper teens to low 20s across much of the area. If not for some clouds overnight, temperatures probably would have been even a few degrees colder.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome advises all residents to be prepared for these winter conditions and encourages staying off roads beginning Sunday night through Tuesday morning.
Winter has returned and looks like it will be staying with us for a while to come. Temperatures may not get above the 40s until the mid part of next week.
After a beautiful Sunday, Monday will bring a few more clouds, but we should remain dry in advance of our next rain chance which will arrive overnight into Tuesday morning.
After another cold start, temperatures will again stay a little bit below normal today as highs top out in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees under partly cloudy skies.
Early morning rains will give way to drier, breezy, and cooler weather for the remainder of Wednesday. Skies should be partly cloudy by the afternoon, with highs topping out in the upper 60s.
Off and on rain showers will stay in the forecast over the next 24 hours. A cold front Wednesday morning will finally clear out the wet stuff and bring us a much needed cool down.
Some patchy fog for the morning commute will give way to increasing rain chances this afternoon and evening. The rains will be driven by an approaching cold front, but highs will still reach the mid 70s for many before any rain develops.
A cold front sinking down to the coast this morning and then stalling will result in a significant increase in cloud cover today. However, the vast majority of us will likely stay dry, with highs in the upper 60s.
MLK Jr. Day is shaping up to be a beautiful day with sunny skies and highs in the mid 60′s. We’ll continue to see a warming trend over the next several days.
Low pressure tracking along our coast has delivered a bout of winter weather to the Deep South, but for the vast majority of our area, it’s just been a very cold rain from late Sunday into early Monday.
Snow is unlikely for metro Baton Rouge into early Monday morning. To see any chance for white stuff or ice pellets you’ll need to be very close to the state line.
A chilly start out there to begin Sunday with temperatures very close to freezing. We’ll have mainly clear skies throughout the day and the next few days as well.
A Level 3/5 (enhanced) risk of severe weather remains in place for much of our viewing area today. Damaging winds and a few tornadoes will be possible in any stronger storms that develop.
Showers and t-storms are likely Thursday afternoon and evening, with the Storm Prediction Center maintaining a Level 2/5 (Slight) risk of severe weather for our entire viewing area.
Most of us missed the freeze for Christmas morning, but most of us won’t be as lucky on Saturday morning with temperatures dropping to around 30° for metro Baton Rouge.
It will be cooler and drier Sunday as a result of a downpour over night. Current sky cams shows lingering clouds which will hang tough through much of the day Sunday.
