If the start to the work week was your rude awakening weather-wise, there will be more where that came from tomorrow morning. High temperatures today won’t get out of the 50s, and LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says it’ll be a little longer before this cold snap is over.
“Hold on to your britches here. Tomorrow’s going to be even colder yet, with 30s north of the I-10/I-12 corridor and temperatures around 40-ish in the coastal zone,” Keim warned.
Keim says while you might want to cover your pants and keep your pets inside, you shouldn’t have to worry about your pipes just yet.
“Some places may dip a little freezing for a couple of hours, but I don’t see any pipe issues in this particular cold air outbreak,” Keim said.
Keim says while the weather the next two days will certainly be below average, what we’re experiencing this week – and until next spring – is not unusual.
“We kind of oscillate between weather that feels almost summer-like and, within a matter of hours, those temperatures can just plunge. And that’s exactly what’s happening in this particular instance,” Keim explained.
By tomorrow afternoon, the cold front will move out, and temperatures will begin their climb back up to the 70s.