Rain, snow forecast Thursday night for Baton Rouge

Several inches of snow are possible across parts of the Florida Parishes and southwest Mississippi on Thursday night, the National Weather Service’s New Orleans-Baton Rouge office says. Light rain is expected Thursday afternoon as an area of low pressure moves across the northern Gulf of Mexico. Some light sleet is possible during the day near the Interstate 10-Interstate12 corridor. Widespread precipitation is expected Thursday night, with rain or snow possible across the Capital Region, portions of the Northshore and areas just inland from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. If there is more snow than rain, there could be light snowfall accumulations by Friday morning. All precipitation is expected to end Friday morning west of Interstate 55 and Lake Pontchartrain. Baton Rouge’s forecast calls for a 70% chance of rain and sleet mainly after noon Thursday, with a high temperature near 46; a 90% chance of rain and snow Thursday night with a low near 34; and a 50% chance of rain and snow mainly before noon Friday, with a high near 46. To follow this developing winter-weather situation, click here for the local NWS Web site.