Forecast Details for Baton Rouge, LA

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Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 79. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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