Posted 7:40 AM 9/7/2024 by Emma Kate Cowan

A slow moving front will gradually swipe away clouds and deliver drier air to the Capital Area over the next 24 hours. Breezy conditions will accompany the fronts arrival with very comfortable weather in place for the second half of the weekend. 

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Posted 6:03 PM 9/6/2024 by Storm Station Meteorologists

The threat for showers, thunderstorms and even isolated flooding remains through the night. Over the weekend, a drier and more comfortable air mass will slowly move into the region for a brief period. 

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Posted 4:37 PM 9/4/2024 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus

Pockets of heavy rain are expected to develop once again across portions of southeast Louisiana on Thursday and Friday. Due to the storm efficiency and threat of multiple storms running over some locations, rain could quickly overwhelm locations that are flood-prone or have poor drainage.

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Posted 5:44 PM 9/3/2024 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus

Through Friday, an upper level trough of low pressure will create more instability (energy for rain, thunderstorms) across the central Gulf Coast. At the same time, total moisture in the atmosphere will climb to well above average level. The combination of these two features will result in (More)

Posted 3:34 PM 9/2/2024 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus

There is a lot to follow in the Storm Station 7-Day Forecast with multiple impacts ahead. First, the middle part of the workweek will be quite wet with rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Second, the first fall front of the season is slated to move through early in the weekend.

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Posted 8:57 PM 9/2/2024 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

Although Labor Day is often coined the unofficial end of summer, it will feel awfully summer-like in the capital area. But the summer steam won't last forever. The Storm Station is tracking several changes in the next week, including another shot at heavy rain and a cold front.

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Posted 5:51 PM 8/31/2024 by Meteorologist Balin Rogers

Many will be dodging showers once again on Sunday, although coverage will scale back a bit. Drier air will move in for Labor Day, leading to only isolated pop-up storms.

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Posted 12:14 PM 8/29/2024 by Emma Kate Cowan

Deep tropical moisture continues to sit over southern Louisiana, motivating shower and storm development to roll through the Capital Area in waves in the coming days. Heavy downpours are possible but the risk for flooding remains low at this time.

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Posted 3:00 PM 8/28/2024 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus

A deep pool of moisture in the atmosphere will interact with some energy generated by an upper level disturbance over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. While this feature is not expected to significantly develop, it does appear tropical in nature. It would not be surprising to see the National (More)

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Posted 5:40 PM 8/27/2024 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus

A weather pattern transition will take place on Wednesday. The number of showers and thunderstorms that develop each afternoon will begin to increase, bringing some beneficial rain to areas around Metro Baton Rouge. These areas have become abnormally dry lately, running a monthly rainfall deficit (More)

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Posted 5:21 PM 8/26/2024 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus

This new week will bring a pattern pretty typical of late August. You can expect heat and humidity, though not quite to alert levels. You can also expect isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms with a possible uptick in action around Wednesday.

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Posted 5:17 PM 8/25/2024 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

The workweek begins on a hot note with highs soaring into the upper-90s. While storms will be of the hit-or-miss variety early in the week, that could change by midweek as overall moisture content improves.

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