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Warmer with small rain chances
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (222+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A weak cold front will move into our region late tonight into Saturday morning, yielding small rain chances, and breezy conditions. Today will be mostly cloudy to partly sunny, warmer, and breezy with a small chance…...
Temperature swing this weekend
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (212+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - We're in for more roller coast weather, but nothing extreme this time. FRIDAY WAKE UP WEATHER The weather won't be bad on Friday morning. It will be cool when you head out the door, so make…...
Chilly, dry weather continues
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (188+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Much of the viewing area is starting out the morning with a light freeze, and another freeze is expected Wednesday morning as well. A freeze warning remains in effect until 8AM Tuesday for southern parishes. A cold…...
Morning freezes to close out 2025
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (227+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A pair of freezes is expected for much of our area over the final two days of 2025. A widespread light freeze is generally forecast along and north of I-10 and I-12. Some areas south of I-10 will likely remain…...
Record high possible before big changes arrive
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (201+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Record highs are possible on Sunday before big changes arrive on Monday in the wake of a strong cold front. It's one more very warm day, with highs topping out in the upper 70s to low 80s. Sunday's…...
Instacart’s AI-enabled pricing experiments may be inflating your grocery bill
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (80+ words) Instacart's AI-enabled pricing experiments may be inflating your grocery bill'WAFB Instacart's AI-enabled pricing experiments may be inflating your grocery bill Families mourn after fatal Christmas Day crash in St. James Parish kills four LSU Tigers to face off against Houston…...
Tracking cold front with Arctic origins
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (267+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Temperatures remain well above normal right through the weekend, but that changes with an Arctic blast on Monday. AM FOG CONCERNS CONTINUE We continue to deal with areas of fog right into the weekend after Christmas....
More of the same until Arctic cold front arrives
1+ week, 1+ day ago (219+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The stagnant weather pattern with warmer than normal temperatures, humid conditions, and areas of thick morning fog will continue until we get our next cold front. Holiday travelers will continue to have to deal with areas…...
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
1+ week, 2+ day ago (219+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Fog remains the main weather concern for Christmas, paired with unseasonably warm temperatures. But a stronger cold front allows for chilly temperatures to return early next week. A Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect across south…...
Early fog and warm weather through Christmas
1+ week, 3+ day ago (222+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A persistent weather pattern will keep things unseasonably warm and humid through Christmas with a few more rounds of morning fog. We have another dense fog advisory for some, but not all of the viewing area…...