We will watch temperatures, cloud cover, and humidity gradually increase as we head towards the weekend. By Memorial Day, afternoon high's will peak, with heat index values likely over 100°. 

Today & Tonight: Baton Rouge's morning low on Wednesday will near 75° while surrounding parishes will likely be a few degrees cooler. More cloud cover is expected today, especially before noon. By the afternoon, a mix of sun and clouds will fill the skies as temperatures return to the low 90's for the fourth consecutive day. Winds remain out of the south between 5-10 mph on Wednesday. Tonight, temperatures will gradually drop back into the 70's with partly cloudy skies. 

Up Next: We will conclude the workweek on Thursday and Friday with the same conditions that have been around all week; very warm, muggy and dry. Over the weekend, temperatures will warm one or two more degrees each afternoon, sending highs closer to the mid-90's, with an uptick in humidity as well. Nights remain muggy through the next 7-days with temperatures each morning in the 70's. Temperatures and humidity are expected to peak on Memorial Day ahead of a weak front that will bring our next, yet very slight, opportunity for rain.  

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– Emma Kate Cowan

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