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• Thursday AM Forecast: Warmest temperatures to end the week, Quick cool down behind weekend cold front Play Video

  April 18, 2024 6:13 AM

  We conclude the workweek with possibly the warmest temperatures of the year so far. A cold front arriving during the second half of the weekend will give short-lived relief from the above average temperatures. Today & Tonight: Wednesday's overcast conditions continue into the first half of your Thursday. Like... more »

• Wednesday AM Forecast: Possible record warmth to end the week, Cold front brings changes Sunday Play Video

  April 17, 2024 5:27 AM

  The unseasonably warm and muggy weather continues to trek on. We won't see any drop in temperatures or humidity levels until a cold front arrives this weekend, brining with it our greatest chance of rain for the week. Today & Tonight: Overcast conditions for the majority of the day... more »

• Monday PM Forecast: Warm days are numbered, changes arrive Wednesday Play Video

  February 26, 2024 3:59 PM

  Warm and windy weather carries onward into Tuesday. This will be followed by pattern shift with the arrival of our next cold front on Wednesday. Tonight & Tomorrow : A few clouds linger into Monday evening, with increasing clouds overnight. Although these will be low clouds, we do not... more »

• Friday PM Forecast: Near-record highs leading up to LSU homecoming Play Video

  October 20, 2023 5:39 PM

  We aren’t necessarily done with the 90s just yet. Highs may hit the 90° mark on Saturday, which is within reach of the record. These above-average temperatures stick around into next week, along with limited rain chances. Expect little to no drought relief for the last full week of October.... more »

• Another record set as streak ends

  September 14, 2023 7:30 PM

  For the first time in 99 days, Metro Airport in Baton Rouge failed to reach a high temperatures of 90 degrees or higher. At 89 degrees, Thursday saw the lowest high temperature since June 6. 99 straight days of highs at 90 degrees or higher is a new record... more »

• 'Is this who we want to be?': Brian Kelly talks Tigers' plan to rebound after season-opening loss Play Video

  September 4, 2023 3:23 PM

  ORLANDO - Sunday night's blowout loss to the Florida State Seminoles was a tough one to swallow for the Tigers, and Head Coach Brian Kelly knows it. "We are certainly not the football team I thought we were," Kelly said during his postgame news conference. "We clearly were short... more »

• Wednesday PM Forecast: as winter rages in the north, we watch for record warmth Play Video

  February 22, 2023 5:50 PM

  Winds will subside a bit overnight. Warm temperatures will now be the main weather story through the weekend. Tonight & Tomorrow: After a windy afternoon, the overnight south breeze will ease into the 10-15mph, range. Another night of low clouds is expected with low temperatures staying in the upper... more »

• Vaccination numbers break records as fight against COVID-19 continues Play Video

  August 9, 2021 8:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As COVID-19 cases run rampant across the state, more and more people are looking to the vaccine for protection. Maverick Resner, 18, is one of them. He got his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center on Monday. "It was... more »

• Historic May 18 rain should not be compared to 2016 Play Video

  May 18, 2021 10:37 PM

  The Great Flood of 2016 is, perhaps, forever the benchmark rain event for southeast Louisiana. However, for a few locations in southern East Baton Rouge and northern Ascension parishes, May 18, 2021 set new high water marks. Bayou Fountain and Dawson Creek had record crests. Some other United States Geological... more »

• Weekend crime creates deadliest January since 2008 Play Video

  January 24, 2021 3:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Jan. 23 & 24 has been a violent weekend for Baton Rouge. Three people were killed in two separate incidents, both happening on Saturday nearly two hours apart. Crime has continued to go up in the first month of 2021 following a high crime year in... more »

• East Baton Rouge on track to break record number of overdose deaths Play Video

  September 20, 2019 5:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As the nation grapples with the alarming opioid epidemic, Baton Rouge is on track to surpass a record number of overdose deaths, according to East Baton Rouge Coroner Dr. Beau Clark. "We are on track for a record year," Clark said. Alyssa Dryden is a... more »

• Late summer record heat, possible cold front comes into view Play Video

  September 19, 2018 7:10 AM

  On Tuesday, Baton Rouge Metro Airport reached 98 degrees tying a record high previously set in 1927. Cool down showers occurred for about 30 percent of the 13 Parish, 3 County forecast area, as expected. Warm season storms are always capable of frequent lightning and downpours; that certainly happened in... more »

• Baton Rouge sets new warm streak record for May

  May 23, 2018 1:16 PM

  Reaching 90 degrees on Wednesday afternoon, Metro Airport in Baton Rouge broke the record for most consecutive days in May to reach that temperature plateau. Including Wednesday, the month has now gone 13 straight days at or above 90 degrees. The current streak began on May 11. Unremarkable by Louisiana... more »

• Ending the warmest February on record in the 80s Play Video

  February 28, 2018 7:14 AM

  Appropriately so, the Baton Rouge area will wrap up the warmest February on record with well above average temperatures. Another cold front will send seasonable air our way by Friday. THE FORECAST: Today and Tonight: Wednesday afternoon highs will get back into the low to mid 80s with... more »

• Families' day at local water park cut short by stormy weather Play Video

  July 22, 2017 11:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - We're one month into the summer and high temperatures are still forcing families to find a way to cool down. Families got out the door early, as they used their weekend to beat the heat. “Well we just wanted to get out, it’s so hot... more »

• Baton Rouge snags record high ahead of April cool stretch

  April 4, 2017 5:36 PM

  The temperature gauge at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport topped out at 87 degrees this afternoon, setting a new record high for the date. Previously, that mark was 86 degrees set back in 2001. Tuesday's high temperature marks the second straight day with a weather record in the Capital City.... more »

• Summer Summary: record rain and lots of humidity

  September 22, 2016 2:00 PM

  For Baton Rouge, the summer of 2016 will go down as the wettest ever recorded. The Great Flood of 2016 was responsible for approximately 40 percent of 44 inches of rain. Even without that record three day total of 17.5 inches, this year would have gone down as one of... more »

• NEW RECORD: above 70 degrees for 99 consecutive days

  September 15, 2016 6:45 AM

  With Thursday Morning temperatures bottoming out in the low 70s, Baton Rouge thermometers have now been at or above 70 degrees for 99 straight days—marking a new record. At 69 degrees, June 8 was the last date recording a low temperature below 70. The previous record streak dated back to... more »

• Record warm mornings, high afternoon heat continue

  July 6, 2016 6:47 AM

  For the second straight morning, temperatures did not dip below 82 degrees. That makes two straight days with a record maximum low temperature, each of which have tied the warmest low temperature, for any date, in Baton Rouge history. The only way that could change today is if an afternoon... more »

• Bill aimed to stop peeping Toms using drones Play Video

  April 1, 2016 7:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The increasing popularity of unmanned flying drones equipped with cameras has raised privacy concerns. State Representative Marcus Hunter wants to expand Louisiana's video voyeurism law to include these remote controlled devices. "What we want to do is create the crime where someone uses the drone to be... more »

• Christmas Day heat

  December 25, 2015 12:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An 89-year-old record was broken with a record high of 83 degrees Thursday, Christmas Eve. Christmas Day will look to set a record, but it won't hit the highest temperate on December 25th of 85 degrees. Friday will be about 81 or 82 degrees. "It's... more »

• Weekend soaker a 25-year rain event

  October 26, 2015 12:30 PM

  Skies opened up in the Baton Rouge area on Saturday afternoon, and records poured down right through Sunday. Most impressively, 8.60 inches of rain saturated the Baton Rouge area on Sunday, the fourth highest single day total on record. Such a total has about a 1-in-10 chance of... more »

• LSU classes begin Monday Play Video

  August 24, 2015 9:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE- LSU faculty, staff and students are heading back to class Monday morning. University president, Dr. F. King Alexander stopped by 2une In this morning to tell News 2's John Pastorek about his expectations for the upcoming year. Students moved onto campus last week and have spent the last... more »