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Video forecast for Wednesday morning

Breezy winds and extra dry air moving in behind a cold front will raise fire department concerns on Wednesday. If you are enjoying the cooler temperatures today, avoid fire-related activities.


Today & tonight: Increased winds from the northeast between 15 and 20 miles per hour will help bring a very cool air mass into southern Louisiana on Wednesday. Temperatures will drop throughout the early morning hours, meaning the capital will see a low of almost 53°C before the sun rises. Parishes near the state line could dip into the 40s early Wednesday. Then it will be difficult to warm up in full sun this afternoon. Highs will be in the low 70s and light jackets will likely be necessary for most of the day.

Tonight the skies remain clear for those who hope so Catch another glimpse of a comet in the early evening sky. If you watch the comet, temperatures will begin to cool quickly after sunset, reaching the low 40s early Thursday morning.

A Red flag warning is in effect Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. due to very dry and windy conditions in southern Louisiana and Mississippi; Burning outside is not recommended. Combined with the dry ground due to the recent lack of rain, there is a risk of rapid fire spread if a fire does break out.


Next: Winds will decrease through Thursday, easing concerns about wind chill during the coolest morning in months. High temperatures Thursday and Friday will remain in the 70s under full sun and the same very dry air. Temperatures will gradually rise over the weekend. But even then, it looks pretty comfortable, with highs in the 80s and lows around 60° every day. The chance of rain remains extremely low over the next week, so continue to water lawns and plants to accommodate the very dry conditions.


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The tropics: An area of ​​low pressure over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean remains disorganized. Tits system will move westward in the coming days. If that happens, environmental conditions will become slightly more favorable for tropical development by mid-week. A tropical depression could form as the system moves toward the Leeward Islands late this week.

There is another area of ​​showers and thunderstorms in the southwestern Caribbean Sea, associated with a broad area of ​​low pressure. Gradual development of this system is possible if it can remain above water as it moves slowly northwestward toward Central America. Regardless of the development, locally heavy rainfall is possible in parts of Central America later this week.

-Emma Kate C.

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