We’ve got one more day to go with highs in the upper 80s. In fact, the First Alert Forecast for a high of 88° Saturday would break the record for that calendar day.
The weekend front is looking less and less energetic with each passing day. There’s virtually no threat of severe storms as it rolls through our area and many WAFB communities will be essentially rain-free.
A cold front will track from northwest to southeast across Louisiana Saturday into early Sunday morning. At this time of year, spring cold fronts can mean weather trouble, but storm energy and severe weather are not a concern with this anticipated weekend front.
The main weather story this week will be about the warmth as afternoon temperatures climb into the mid to upper 80s with a few neighborhoods flirting with a 90° high by the end of the work week.
The cold front will stall along or near the Louisiana coast and meander there through Saturday, keeping most WAFB communities in the cooler air to the north of the boundary.
A cold front will move southeast through Louisiana Friday, bringing showers and thunderstorms with it. However, its impact in the WAFB area is not expected until the latter half of the day.
The daily First Alert Forecasts have been preparing you all week long for a more active run of rainy days starting Friday and extending through the weekend into Monday.
Friday through Sunday look to be wet, with regional rains potentially extending into Monday. A cold front complex will roll through the state from Friday through Saturday.
Again this morning, your out-the-door forecast includes areas of fog. Once again, the majority of southeast Louisiana is under a DENSE FOG ADVISORY until 9:00 am.
The forecast for the next several days doesn’t change much at all. Temperatures will remain above average, not just through the weekend, but through the entire 10-day forecast period.
Our weather headline is FOG. Once again, a DENSE FOG ADVISORY is in effect for all of south Louisiana and a portion of southwest Mississippi through the morning drive, until 10 a.m.
Friday and the weekend look to be much the same, with morning clouds and fog followed by a mix of sun and clouds for each afternoon. Highs all three days will run around 80° to the lower 80s across much of the WAFB viewing area.
Rains will continue to taper off through the evening and into the night. It should be a mainly dry start Wednesday under cloudy skies, with patchy fog for the morning commute and daybreak temperatures for the capital region in the low 60s.
Showers are likely from midday into the afternoon Tuesday and they will be accompanied by a few rumbles of thunder. Set Tuesday rain chances at about 70%.
Rain begins its return Monday afternoon in the form of isolated showers. You may want to pack the rain gear for the kids as the best opportunity for a shower will occur during afternoon dismissal.
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All modes of severe weather are possible, including large hail, damaging thunderstorm winds, and isolated tornadoes. In addition, areas along and especially north of the I-10/12 corridor could see 2” to 3” of rain, with local totals higher.
Wednesday looks to be the main event, with rounds of showers and thunderstorms through the day. The Storm Prediction Center has much of the Baton Rouge area under a Slight Risk (2/5) of severe weather, with areas near and north of the state line under a Marginal Risk (1/5).
Rain is back beginning Monday morning. Rains won’t be very heavy and we are not expecting any severe weather. A major storm system approaches on Tuesday. The main concern will be damaging wind.
Tuesday morning begins under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies with daybreak temperatures for the Red Stick in the low to mid 50s. Clouds will persist through most of the day, but the last day of Carnival will stay dry for all of south Louisiana.
The lack of freezes this season coincides with the fact that this has been an abnormally warm and wet fall/winter. But, we may not be done with the freezes just yet.
The weekend forecast is a dry one and that’s very welcomed news for just about everybody. But we start the weekend with a chill as many WAFB neighborhoods will flirt with a light freeze Saturday morning under clear skies.
