Baton Rouge, Louisiana Weather Forecast
Today in Baton Rouge: clear skies with a high near 87°F and a low around 65°F. Rain chance 7%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Thursday. Cooling trend: highs fall from 87°F today to 77°F by Monday.
Forecast updated 9:05 PM CDT, Oct 16
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7-Day Forecast for Baton Rouge
Today 10/16
87°65°
Sat 10/17
72°55°
Sun 10/18
74°51°
Mon 10/19
77°51°
Tue 10/20
82°53°
Wed 10/21
85°53°
Thu 10/22
85°54°
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Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
5,592
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
2.91 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
49.03 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
77°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
1.21 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 15. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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About Baton Rouge Weather
Baton Rouge sits at about 66 feet above sea level in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana. About 570,308 people live in the Baton Rouge area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service LIX office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KHDC. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 9a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 20 to 25°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Feb 6 and the first fall freeze around Dec 15.
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