Hot, mostly dry weather continues into Memorial Day weekend

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Today’s forecast: A few patchy early morning showers will fade quickly eastwards giving us another mostly dry day.

There will be a lot of sunshine during the day and the maximum temperatures will rise to almost 35 degrees; In the afternoon the heat index reaches peaks of almost 38 degrees.

Memorial Day weekend

As we head into Memorial Day weekend, heat will continue to dominate our weather. Highs in the mid-90s will become more common, with heat index values ​​also increasing slightly and potentially approaching 105°F at times.

I forecast it to stay dry through Sunday, with a small chance of showers late Monday (Memorial Day). While rain won’t be a big problem for your weekend plans, you should take the heat seriously and stay hydrated.

Expanded outlook

A weak cold front is expected to move through into early Tuesday, with the main impact being a slight decrease in humidity. Morning lows will also be slightly lower for a few days, but fronts are unlikely to have a significant impact ahead of the summer months.

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