Here comes the colder weather

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Jacket and gumbo weather is upon us with highs only in the 60s this weekend and colder lows.

FROM COOL TO COLD

Temperatures will be coldest Friday night into Saturday early AM with lows near 40 in the city, and 30s possible to the north of the I-10 / I-12 corridors. No freezes are expected in the northern viewing area. Grab the jacket if you have plans tonight or this weekend.

Forecast lows across the area will be considerably cooler early Saturday morning, with low 40s in the city, and 30s off to the north. (WAFB) The next weather-maker will be late Sunday into Monday with a decent chance of showers/storms, but the best rains look to stay offshore. You’ll need the rain gear Monday, but not much wet stuff is expected.

The next rain-maker will be in the form of a low-pressure system moving close to the coast. This will yield our best rain chances this Monday. (WAFB) DROUGHT

Drought conditions have gone from bad to worse across our region with most of the state of Louisiana under some form of drought conditions and burn bans. The Baton Rouge area is currently under severe drought conditions per the US monitor, but extreme drought is not too far away.

The US drought monitor was updated yesterday, showing the majority of Louisiana under some sort of drought. (WAFB) 7-DAY RAIN AMOUNTS

Not much rain to be had over the next week or so with less than a half inch across Baton Rouge. There should be heavier amounts off to the southwest.

Not much rain over the next seven days with limited rain amounts around a quarter of an inch across Baton Rouge. (WAFB) TGIF FORECAST

The TGIF forecast calls for sunny skies and highs near 70. Winds will be light, so there won’t be any fire weather threat for today.

The bus stop forecast for TGIF calls for blue skies and cooler highs in the upper 60s to near 70. (WAFB) FOOTBALL ON THE BLUFF

The football forecast for Southern looks nice and dry with temperatures dropping to the 50s by the end of the game. Bring the jacket or the extra layer.

The football forecast for Southern on the Bluff looks nice and dry, but cool with temperatures dropping to the 50s by the end of the game. (WAFB) SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

If you’re heading out to the LSU game Saturday night, bring the jacket, maybe the extra layer as well as temperatures drop to the 40s by the end of the game.

The football forecast for LSU vs Texas calls for mainly clear skies and temperatures dropping to the 40s by the end of the game. Bring the jacket. (WAFB) EXTENDED

The 7-day shows much cooler temperatures with lows in the 40s the next few nights/mornings, and highs only in the 60s this weekend.

In the extended forecast, much cooler temperatures through this weekend with highs only in the 60s. Not much rain to be had, other than this Monday. (WAFB) Watch the latest WAFB news and weather now.

Here comes the colder weather

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