The First Alert Forecast calls for a mild Saturday morning start under mainly clear skies with temperatures near 70 degrees at daybreak around metro Baton Rouge. Plan for partly cloudy skies to a sun/cloud mix into the afternoon, with rain chances running at 20% to 30% for the day.
A few spotty showers showing up early on FIRST ALERT Doppler radar but for the most part, they shouldn’t have much of an impact on your morning commute.
Heavy rainfall continues across SE TX and SW LA due to “Imelda” but our immediate area is starting off with a mostly dry scan on FIRST ALERT Doppler radar.
It looks as if it would be a good idea to keep the umbrella handy again today – not necessarily for your morning commute, but increasing coverage of rain may well impact your afternoon/evening drive.
So far, it’s been a quiet September morning throughout SE LA and SW MS – only limited activity on FIRST ALERT Doppler radar; and approaching late morning, temperatures are in the mid 80°s (with a “feels like” in the mid 90°s).
It’s a back-to-work, back-to-school Monday and in the world of weather, we’re back to more September heat! Mid 90°s were the rule this past weekend and it appears that trend will continue today – and, in fact, for the majority of the week ahead.
It stays hot, slightly humid, and mainly dry to start the new week. Afternoon highs will reach the mid-to-upper 90s for the first half of the new school/work week.
Rain will be hard to come by over the next several days as high pressure remains in control locally. An upper-level low is currently moving across the Gulf of Mexico and could provide a shower or two south of I-10 today.
The First Alert Forecast calls for a hot and mostly dry weekend ahead. Plan for mid 90s for many WAFB neighborhoods Saturday, followed by low to mid 90s Sunday. Rain chances Saturday are set at 10% or less, with the forecast Sunday calling for 20% or less.
Overall, another relatively pleasant morning in progress – for your Friday, there are no driving challenges (at least regarding weather); only a blimp or two on FIRST ALERT Doppler radar and temperatures generally in the low/mid 70°s.
Not many umbrellas will be required over the course of the next few days and starting with this morning, it’s a quiet scan on FIRST ALERT Doppler radar with only “limited” activity expected later today.
After a rather active weather evening for some, FIRST ALERT Doppler radar is mainly quiet on this Tuesday morning – and only a few spotty to isolated showers anticipated for later today.
A Heat Advisory is in place for all areas east of the Atchafalaya River Sunday. Afternoon highs will reach the mid to upper 90s with feels like temperatures ranging between 105 to 109 degrees.
Upper 90s, summertime humidity, and abundant sunshine prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a Heat Advisory for most of the WAFB region Friday. Expect much the same Saturday and Sunday in terms of temperatures and humidity.
Portions of the local area will once again be under a Heat Advisory today. Be sure to take those heat related precautions seriously and stay hydrated, take frequent breaks, look before you lock, and check in on kids and the elderly.
A Heat Advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. this morning through 7 p.m. this evening. High temperatures will top out in the mid to upper 90°s, with peak heat index values between 105°-109° this afternoon.
A radio station received more than 2,000 distress messages, including reports of a 5-month-old baby stranded on a roof and a grandmother with six grandchildren who cut a hole in a roof to escape rising floodwaters.
Locally the big weather story for the week ahead will be the heat. Labor Day will see some scattered cooling showers. Highs Monday will climb into the low-to-mid-90s.
Moisture associated with a broad low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico will bring a chance for a few afternoon showers over the coming days. This low has a low end chance for tropical development, but the core is essentially moving away from SE LA.
Fair skies and sunshine with lower than average summer humidity typically means low to mid 90s for many WAFB neighborhoods, but the drier, less humid air is much appreciated and that looks to hold into Saturday as well.
Hurricane Dorian remains the main weather story for the Southeast United States. As of the 4 AM advisory by the National Hurricane Center Dorian remains a strong Category 2 Hurricane with sustained winds of 105 mph.
After all the heavy rainfall last night, your early Thursday out-the-door is much drier! And, in fact, only limited activity is expected even later today on FIRST ALERT Doppler radar.
Not much activity to speak of – early – on FIRST ALERT Doppler radar, but your midweek forecast is still including scattered showers and storms that will impact your afternoon.
After a rather active Monday afternoon and evening on FIRST ALERT Doppler radar, your Tuesday morning is starting off nice and quiet – warm and steamy – but quiet.
Scattered rains were the story Friday, yet the First Alert forecast gets even wetter Saturday and Sunday. Friday afternoon’s Storm Team forecast sets rain chances at 70% or better both Saturday and Sunday, with highs both days in the mid to upper 80s.
Overall, your Friday morning commute “should” be relatively dry but FIRST ALERT Doppler radar is already showing areas of showers and storms moving northward from the Gulf.
Scattered showers and storms broke out across the WAFB viewing area Wednesday afternoon and we can expect a repeat Thursday. The First Alert forecast gets even wetter for Friday and the weekend.
So far, visibility looks MUCH better than it did this time yesterday morning, though a few areas of patchy fog can’t be ruled out during your morning commute.
Quiet and mainly dry out-the-door on this Tuesday morning – watch for a bit of patchy fog during your early drive – temperatures in the low to mid 70°s, for a change.
It’s a relatively quiet out-the-door on this back to work/back to school Monday morning. Only limited activity showing up on FIRST ALERT Doppler radar – at least for the time being – and that’s mainly along the coastal communities.
Get ready for a wet weather pattern to move into the local area and hang around for a while. Showers and a few t-storms will be widespread and off and on each day next week.
No heat advisories and no threat of severe weather in your forecast this Thursday morning; in fact, we’re actually starting off with temperatures in the mid/upper 70°s for a change.
The good news – SE LA and SW MS *are not* under a Heat Advisory or an Excessive Heat Warning like we were yesterday! It’s still steamy out the door but at least we’re starting out below 80° - grab the umbrella today, it’s been awhile since the majority of us have needed it.
One more day of serious August heat – a HEAT ADVISORY stays in effect through 8:00 tonight, an afternoon high topping out at 96°; a “feels like” temperature between 108° and 111°.
Heat has been the lead weather story through the last couple of days, and heat will be the main weather story this weekend. Don’t be surprised if additional Heat Advisories are issued for parts or all of the WAFB over the weekend.
After the Mississippi River shattered records for how long it was above flood stage, it has finally started to recede, leaving behind silt and debris from upriver.
It’s another in a series of warm and humid mornings; starting out in some neighborhoods in the lower 80°s, a “feels like” in the mid 80°s – and it just goes higher as the day progresses.
It is a very steamy and warm summer morning; out-the-door temperatures in the mid to upper 70°s and it “feels like” the low to mid 80°s even this morning.
The current weather pattern is not expected to change much in the coming days. We do expect a slightly earlier development for showers and t-storms Sunday and these storms will be a little bit more widespread.
The Storm Team forecast is calling for more of the same, with repeat daily performances of our traditional mid-summer weather through the weekend and just about all of next week.
Overall, our early August weather pattern isn’t expected to change much over the course of the next several days – starting with this morning, temperatures pretty typical for early morning this time of year – in the low to mid 70°s.
It’s the last day of July and a rather typical summertime forecast – starting with this morning, not much on FIRST ALERT Doppler radar – at least not yet.
The New Orleans District of the Army Corps of Engineers is moving from Phase 2 Flood fight procedures after the waters levels along the Mississippi River have dropped.
It’s definitely back – late July weather that is ever-so-typical for SE LA and SW MS – humidity is up, temperatures up and increasing activity on FIRST ALERT Doppler radar.
We’ll have to dodge scattered showers and thunderstorms again this afternoon. Don’t cancel your plans, but keep an eye on the radar with our free First Alert Weather app.
