Near record highs were all across the state Friday. Baton Rouge and New Orleans beat or tied their old record temps for the day as highs reached into the low 80s. An approaching cold front will increase our winds Saturday afternoon. Winds will be out of the SSE at about 20-25 with higher gusts. The front should make it to Acadiana by about 8pm with scattered showers out ahead of a squall line. Gusty winds, heavy downpours, and occasional lightning is expected with the front. It should be east of us by 3am with cooler air moving in Sunday morning. Temperatures will be back to normal for a couple of days but then warm up again on Tuesday as winds turn southerly again.
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and enjoyed the warm weather.