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Your upcoming weekend will feature fair, seasonable weather. We cannot rule out a stray shower, but overall quiet conditions are anticipated.
The Next 24 Hours: Skies will continue their gradual clearing trend overnight. Low temperatures will dip into the mid 60s. A mix of sun and clouds is expected on Saturday with high temperatures chugging back into the low 80s. It should be a nice afternoon for those attending the LSU Football game. It is worth mentioning that a stray shower could develop, but the best chance of that happening will be south of I-10.
After That: Sunday will also be partly sunny with highs in the mid 80s. The first of two cold fronts pegged for next week will push through the area on Monday evening with a few showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will tumble 10 degrees from average behind this boundary. A secondary, reinforcing front will pass Thursday to drop readings perhaps another 5 degrees. Starting on Tuesday, expect a few days with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s, maybe even some low 50s after the second front by the end of next week! Indications from the Climate Prediction Center are that the cool air will hold even beyond the 7-day Forecast.
The Tropics: The Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico are now quiet. No new tropical development is expected over the next 5 days.
Hurricane season is NOT over yet, so we can't let our guards down. There have been many intense hurricanes in the month of October (Michael 2018). https://t.co/BppFoHzxLv
— Jake Dalton (@Jake_WX) September 25, 2020
The Explanation: Over the weekend, a weak upper level trough in the wake of Beta will remain centered over the region allowing some clouds to mix into skies. However, the exit of a tropical air mass should leave conditions too dry for anything but a stray shower. A longwave trough dipping into the southeast U.S. will absorb this trough by Monday and drive a cold front through the area during the evening hours. Model guidance is producing some showers and thunderstorms but the atmosphere will be rather dry so little more than isolated coverage is expected right along the boundary. The National Weather Service encourages an eye to this for the possibility of a strong thunderstorm or two. Some gusty wind could occur immediately along the front thanks to ample lift and instability from daytime warming.
Thermometers will drop several degrees behind the first front with a taste of fall temperatures arriving on Tuesday. A deeper upper level trough will dig into the Eastern U.S. Wednesday and Thursday sending a second front and even cooler air into the region to end the week. Some low temperatures in the low 50s are possible by Thursday or Friday.
--Josh
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FRIDAY: The state is reporting 698 new cases, a total of 163,928. There were 21 additional deaths for a total of 5,262 statewide.
Hospitalizations fell slightly to 570, and ventilator use fell to 86.
THURSDAY: The state is reporting 581 new cases for a total of 163,222. There were 16 additional deaths, a total of 5,241.
Hospitalizations dropped to 572, and ventilator use fell slightly to 92.
WEDNESDAY: The state is reporting 440 new cases Wednesday, a total of 162,645 since March. There were seven additional deaths for a total of 5,225.
Hospitalizations rose to 592, and ventilator use dropped slightly to 94.
Another 4,070 were said to have recovered from the virus in the past week.
TUESDAY: The state is reporting 730 new cases for a total of 162,214. There were 11 additional deaths, bringing the statewide total to 5,218.
Hospitalizations fell to 571, and ventilator use rose slightly to 96.
MONDAY: The state is reporting 249 new cases Monday for a total of 161,462 since March. There were nine additional deaths, bringing the statewide total to 5,207.
Hospitalizations fell to 587, and ventilator used dropped to 93.
SUNDAY: Hospitalizations and ventilator use dropped; New cases were at 928 for a total 161,219 coronavirus cases since March. More than 145,000 have recovered. There were 26 deaths reported Saturday and Sunday, bringing the total deaths in Louisiana from COVID-19 since March to 5,198.
The below map is provided by the state and is updated at noon Sunday-Friday; Cases released by hospitals or local governments during the day are not reported in the map until the next reporting deadline.
The tabs at the bottom of the map can be used to navigate limited information about the patients, including age groups.
Cumulative case counts by parish, as of Friday(9/25):
Ascension: 3,736 cases / 97 deaths
Assumption: 758 cases / 24 deaths
East Baton Rouge: 15,042 cases / 441 deaths
East Feliciana: 1,739 cases / 67 deaths
Iberville: 1,407 cases / 58 deaths
Livingston: 3,758 cases / 74 deaths
Pointe Coupee: 1,055 cases / 40 deaths
St. Helena: 413 cases / 4 death
St. James: 805 cases / 40 deaths
Tangipahoa: 4,441 cases / 118 deaths
West Baton Rouge: 903 cases / 41 deaths
West Feliciana: 752 cases / 25 deaths
The state has launched a hotline to answer the public's questions about the virus. Anyone looking to use the service can dial 2-1-1 to be connected to the network. Written answers can be answered online at www.la211help.org.
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana officials are allowing voters more time to cast their ballots early and the East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters has extended its office hours for voters.
The dates have been extended from October 16 through October 27, excluding the dates of Sunday, October 18 and Sunday, October 25.
Voting times will be held from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and voters do not need a reason to early vote, all are invited to do so if they wish.
To vote early, citizens can do so in-person at their Parish Registrar of Voters office.
Click here for Parish Registrar locations.
Voters who need to register for the first time, or make changes to their current registration, can visit: http://www.geauxvote.com/
The 2020 United States presidential election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3,
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