Cold front ushers in cooler, drier weather for the weekend

Cold front ushers in cooler, drier weather for the weekend

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Some light showers to start off Veterans Day, but drier weather returns for the afternoon. Then, a pair of cold fronts deliver a cooldown just in time for the weekend.

VETERANS DAY OUTLOOK

Light showers will continue through about midmorning, but conditions will turn dry for the afternoon and evening.

Temperatures will warm nicely into the upper 70s to low 80s, making for another mild afternoon.

CHILLY MORNINGS THIS WEEKEND

A pair of cold fronts arrives Thursday, helping to usher in cooler air through the rest of the workweek.

The cooler air really settles in by the weekend, leading to morning lows in the low 40s, with some spots possibly reaching the upper 30s.

FOOTBALL FORECASTS

This makes for another nice Saturday of football as the Jags host Alcorn State on the Bluff. You’ll probably want a sweater or jacket, though, especially late in the game.

Dry weather continues into Saturday night as the Tigers host Texas in Death Valley.

But you’ll definitely want a sweater or jacket for this one, with temperatures in the 50s throughout the game. Temperatures could even fall into the upper 40s as you hea...