Posted 7:43 AM 5/3/2026 by Dave Baker

The Climate Prediction Center’s May outlook paints a fairly balanced temperature picture for south Louisiana, including Baton Rouge. After a warm spring, the pattern is expected to even out, leaving us with temperatures that average close to normal for the (More)

Posted 3:24 PM 4/27/2026 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

Baton Rouge has reached the low 90s for the first time in 2026. The official thermometer for record-keeping purposes at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport registered an air temperature of 90° at approximately 3:48 p.m. Monday. Out of 134 years of record, only in 13 years has Baton Rouge (More)

Posted 8:11 AM 4/24/2026 by Dave Baker

A round of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected to impact parts of Louisiana later today and especially tonight, with the greatest concern centered over northern and central portions of the state. The Storm Prediction Center has outlined much of the region in a (More)

Posted 9:57 AM 4/23/2026 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

Louisiana is no stranger to water; it quite literally defines the state’s geography and way of life. So, when rain dries up over a prolonged period, the landscape shifts rapidly. It's happening across the state as significant rain continues to be scarce.

Drought is more than just a (More)

Posted 7:43 AM 4/20/2026 by Dave Baker

TOKYO --A strong earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast, prompting a tsunami alert from the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 and hit near the Sanriku coastline (More)

Posted 6:07 PM 4/14/2026 by The Storm Station Meteorologists

On April 14, 1967, Baton Rouge experienced a weather event worth remembering, even in a region with a trying history of heavy rain and flooding. A storm system stalled over the region, dumping a record-breaking foot of rain in a matter of hours, paralyzing transportation, and triggering (More)

Posted 3:18 PM 4/9/2026 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus

Breezy conditions will create dangerous rip currents along Gulf Coast beaches in Alabama and Florida through at least Friday. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 

Those planning a trip to Alabama and Florida Panhandle (More)