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Strong storms could impact Election Night
A New Orleans meteorologist is tracking a powerful cold front headed to South Louisiana, with temperatures potentially taking a serious dip.
VERNON PARISH, La. (KALB) - UPDATE: (7:30 p.m.) Multiple woods fires along Hwy 10 in Vernon Parish have been contained, according to Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office. Officials have determined the fires were started by sparks from a garbage truck with two flat tires. Multiple local fire departments alongside VPSO,...
Strong thunderstorms possible on Election Day
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Evening weather update for Sunday, Nov. 1
The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated four Louisiana parishes as natural disaster areas due to agricultural production losses caused by a drought that began March 3, 2026. The Secretarial disaster designation allows affected farm operators in primary parishes and contiguous counties in Louisiana and Arkansas to apply for emergency loan assistance through the Farm Service […]
Skies will remain mostly cloudy for the rest of the evening with low temperatures in the mid 60s on the North Shore and upper 60s to low 70s on the South Shore. Cloudy skies will linger into Halloween with a chance of showers and storms but mainly later in the evening.
ELECTION DAY RAIN: Our next chance for measurable rain arrives Tuesday, Election Day, and continues into Wednesday morning. This is due to a cold front that is expected to move across the area during that time, bringing widespread rain and thunderstorms. A few models present slightly earlier or later timing, but the main takeaways are […]
Looking ahead to potential thunderstorms next week
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A cold front will bring widespread rain and thunderstorms, some possibly strong, late Election Day into early Wednesday morning. A cold front will approach the area on Election Day, Tuesday, bringing storms late Tuesday into early Wednesday morning. The latest trends favor mainly dry weather...
Well, after so much waiting and a lot of drought, the rain is here to see us! Sadly, that also means it’s on Halloween. Get your kids a poncho if you’re going out trick-or-treating! The rain hangs around during the evening hours as well into November, so keep that in mind if you’re going to church in the morning.
Which areas have the best chance of rain during Halloween trick-or-treating?. Why is the severe storm threat highest in Oklahoma and southern Arkansas/Louisiana?. Once rain chances rise early Saturday, we may not see them leave until the middle of next week. That doesn't mean there won't be breaks in between, though. Showers increase before sunrise Saturday morning with a slow-moving area of rain expected through the day.
Rain returns to the area today, with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms developing this morning and continuing into tonight. The activity will be hit or miss, but some Halloween plans could be interrupted by passing rain before the wetter weather gradually improves Sunday. Today and tonight: A weak disturbance...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - This afternoon is locked in for a dry stretch across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. High pressure to the northeast is holding strong and keeping showers and thunderstorms away from most of us today. A few more clouds will push inland, but rain stays mostly over...
Scattered showers, storms expected for Halloween
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A cold front will bring a better chance for widespread rain and thunderstorms on Election Day. Remember to turn your clocks back one hour before bed tonight (Saturday night) as we fall back to standard time. We’ll get an extra hour of sleep when we wake up Sunday morning. We’re forecasting a mostly cloudy sky and a stray spotty shower or two to start the day, and isolated showers and a few storms during the afternoon. Rain chances are set at 30 percent.
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