Thursday Morning Forecast for Baton Rouge 5-23-24

Good morning everyone and happy Thursday. A few light showers are moving through early this morning, but the rain is pretty light. These light showers should continue to move east and dissipate. Today will start off mostly cloudy, but some clouds will move out later on. As mentioned over the last few days, a stationary front over Oklahoma and part of the Mid-South is bringing showers and thunderstorms to that area. Not much rain was expected for our area, but again, a few very light showers are moving through this morning. We might get another isolated shower or two later today, but overall, we should stay dry. I’ll keep rain chances around 10%. Highs will be in the low 90s. Overnight lows will be in the 70s. Friday and this weekend will be hotter and still dry. Highs will be in the low and mid 90s. Heat index values will be in the upper 90s and lower 100s. Remember to keep yourselves cool and hydrated with plenty of water. Don’t forget to keep your pets cool and hydrated too. Also, double check the back seats of your cars. Don’t leave a baby, a kid or pets in a hot car. And don’t overexert yourself if you have an outdoors job. Early next week, we’ll have a little change in our weather. A weak cold front will move through on Tuesday. Memorial Day will be hot, humid and mostly dry. There is, however, a slight chance of showers for that day. There’s a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms for Tuesday. We should have drier weather again for Wednesday. We’ll have a slight cooldown, but of course it won’t be anything much at all. Highs will likely still be near 90 degrees. It may be a tad bit less humid though. May is National Pet Month so pet pics will continue to be shown throughout the rest of the month. If you want to send in a great weather photo or pet pic, send it to my email arenee@brproud.com or send it to my Facebook page: Meteorologist Ashley Renee. And remember to download our free BR Proud Weather app for updates. Thanks for watching. Have a triumphant Thursday!