BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - THURSDAY’S WEATHER

Today will be partly cloudy with a high of 93. There is no chance of precipitation today across the Baton Rouge area.

TRACKING THE TROPICS

Out in the Atlantic, we are still monitoring a tropical wave with a high chance of development. This feature could become the next named tropical storm (Gabrielle), but at this time, it poses no threat to the Gulf.

NEXT COLD FRONT

On Sunday, a cold front will drop out of the north and move through our area. This will give us a 30% chance of rain Sunday, but provide cooler and drier conditions starting next work week.

PEAK HEAT FORECAST

Over the next several days, more heat and humidity are on the way, but after Sunday’s front, we’ll see improvements.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK

Friday looks mainly dry, with a 20

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