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Sunday, May 11, 2008

WEATHER BLOG

Weather Discussion

  • By CHRIS STEVENS

Short Term Forecast

What a gorgeous weekend.  A broad area of high pressure to our north brought us plenty of sunshine, warm temperatures and low humidity today and yesterday.  Look for more of the same tomorrow and Tuesday as that high will be slow to push off to the east.  Both days we can expect to see low humidity, high temperatures in the lower 80s and lows in the mid 50s. 

A Mid-Week Warm-Up

On Wednesday our temperatures and humidity will both increase as an area of high pressure at the surface slides off to our east.  This will set us up with strong southerly winds in the mid levels of the atmosphere.  High temperatures will rebound into the mid to upper 80s during the second half of the week and our dew points will climb into the mid to upper 60s. By next weekend a few of us could hit the 90 degree mark.

The weather will remain dry through most of if not the entire week.  A weak upper level trough could trigger a few showers or thundershowers on Thursday and again next Sunday.  Otherwise we can expect plenty of sunshine during the upcoming week.  I hope everyone enjoys the warm temperatures!

Mississippi River LevelsThe Mississippi River has crested in all locations and the river is SLOWLY falling.  You can still expect flooding to occur for some time.  River Flood Warnings remain in effect until the river goes below flood stage.  Click here for the latest on the Flood Warnings.  Here are the latest stages as of this morning:

  Baton Rouge :  41.1 feet.  Flood Stage is at 35 feet; however, we are protected by the levees that go to around 45 feet. 

Red River Landing:  58.2 feet.  Flood Stage is at 48 feet.  

Donaldsonville:  29.9 feet.  Flood stage is 27.0 feet.   

The Following links can be used to get the latest River Levels across SE Louisiana :

 

 


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