Baton Rouge Temperature: 76°
Saturday, August 30, 2008

WEATHER BLOG

Weather Discussion

  • By CHRIS STEVENS

Weekend Update

The month of May ended on a steamy note across South Louisiana , and June will start off just as hot and humid.  Once again tomorrow afternoon it will be sultry with a mix of clouds and sun and highs in the lower 90s.  With the humidity it will feel more like the mid to upper 90s.  Like today a few of us could see a stray shower or thundershower pop up during the late afternoon or early evening.  The heat and humidity will continue through the first half of the week with highs holding steady in the low to mid 90s Monday through Wednesday.  During that period the sky will remain relatively clear.

Watching the Tropics: 

While hurricane season doesn't officially begin until tomorrow, the first named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season formed this afternoon.  Tropical Storm Arthur strengthened off the coast of this morning before moving inland.  Arthur has maximum sustained wind speeds of 40 mph and is moving toward the west-northwest at 7 mph across ’s Yucatan Peninsula .  The storm will weaken to a tropical depression overnight and will move back out into the Bay of Campeche tomorrow afternoon.  Arthur could restrengthen into a tropical storm before making a second landfall along ’s southern coast.  So far Arthur has produced rain totals ranging from 5 to 15 inches across , and the Yucatan .      

Warnings and 5-Day Cone

Mississippi River Levels:  The Mississippi River continues to fall slowly. Click here for the latest on the Flood Warnings.  Here are the latest stages as of this morning:

  • Baton Rouge :  33.1 feet.  Flood Stage is at 35 feet.  The river has fallen below flood stage.  
  • Red River Landing:  50.1 feet.  Flood Stage is at 48 feet.  A river flood warning remains in effect! 



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