Forecast Details for Baton Rouge, LA

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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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