BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – We continue to track a threat for freezing rain / ice across portions of the local area. Everyone will deal with bitter cold temperatures going into the work/school week.
WINTER PRECIP
A threat for winter precipitation will continue for portions of the local area until around noon.
Short-range high resolution weather models continue to show the greatest threat for freezing rain / ice to be north and northwest of Baton Rouge.
Additional accumulations of ice should be below 0.10″. That means elevated roads are most at risk. We should see minimal power outage issues due to accumulation on weak tree limbs and powerlines.
Areas of most concern will include parishes and counties along the state line where temperatures may remain below freezing for much of the day with additional freezing rain through noon. For all other areas the biggest question remains will there be enough time for wind and dry air to evaporate lingering slick spots / puddles before freezing temperatures become widespread this evening? In most instances that answer looks to be yes, but we can’t rule out a few spots of black ice for the Monday morning drive…