Scattered showers & storms return today...

Short Term:  It is a very warm and muggy morning across south Louisiana with some fog.  A warm front has moved north of us from the Gulf of Mexico.  Scattered showers have formed ahead of it, and they continue to move to the north with the front.  We will have mostly cloudy skies with a few showers throughout the morning.  Temperatures will be in the lower 70s.

The warm front will continue to move to the north over Mississippi, while a cold front will slowly move to the east across Texas.  We will be much warmer and more humid today, and with daytime heating, we will see scattered showers and thunderstorms pop-up this afternoon.  Some of the storms could be strong with wind gusts to 40 mph, frequent lightning, and heavy rain.  Otherwise, it will be partly to mostly cloudy when it is not raining with highs in the lower 80s.

Isolated showers can be expected tonight with mostly cloudy skies.  Lows will be warm as they only fall into the lower 70s.  Some patchy fog will also be possible. 

Friday & Halloween Weekend:  The cold front will move closer to Baton Rouge on Friday.  Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop and move through town.  Some could be strong to even severe.  The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of South Louisiana in a Slight Risk for severe weather.  The main threats would be damaging winds and a slight chance of a tornado.  Click here for more information.  Heavy rain can also be expected.  It will remain warm and humid, and this will fuel the storms.  High temperatures will be in the lower 80s. 

The showers and thunderstorms will continue on Friday night as the front moves into Baton Rouge.  Again, some of the storms could be strong to severe.  Lows will be much cooler as they fall down to the lower 50s. 

The cold front will finally move through South Louisiana on Halloween (Saturday) by lunchtime.  This means the tailgaters will have to deal with some rain.  Once it moves through, the rain will end and we will gradually clear the skies out.  It will be much cooler with highs around 70. 

Clear skies will greet us on Saturday night.  It will be cool for the Trick-or-Treaters between 6 to 8 PM, and for the LSU vs. Tulane game at 7 PM.  Temperatures will be in the lower 60s.  Overnight, low temperatures will get chilly as they fall down to the upper 40s.

High pressure will build in over us on Sunday, and that will make for a gorgeous sunny day.  It will be mild with highs in the lower 70s.

Tropical Update:  All areas from the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Atlantic are quiet, and tropical cyclone formation is not expected through Friday.