"The good news is we don't have as much freezing rain in the forecast currently, it looks like snow should be the predominate precipitation type," Manning said.

Baton Rouge officials are urging residents to prepare for potentially dangerous conditions with snow and ice expected next week.

Chief Meteorologist Sam Parish has your StormTracker Team forecast for Thursday,6, 2024. Tonight through Saturday: Tonight, we will see partly cloudy skies and milder. Overnight lows dropping to the upper 30’s.

A 60% to 70% chance of snow is expected in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. A cold front coming in over the weekend will bring freezing night-time temperatures, as moisture from the Gulf moves in,