Yes, it’s going to snow in Louisiana Sunday and early Monday. But for those who want a winter wonderland in the Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette, no, it does not look like snow is going to make it this far south, according to the National Weather Service office in Slidell.
According to the NWS ‘Sunday morning forecast, the chance of snow overnight is greatest near the state line Louisiana-Mississippi, between 21:00 and midnight.
Sunday night, until Monday morning, most of southern LA can expect a cold rain. Places near and north of the state line can mostly expect rain, with the possibility of a few snowflakes and / or snow interfering. Time frame is between 02:00 and 08:00. No congestion or impacts on the road are expected. pic.twitter.com/spQsXxUUeg
– Jake Dalton (@Jake_WX) 10 January 2021
“It would not be entirely shocking to see some snow, we say in northern Wilkinson County, but for most of the area it will only be a very, very cold rain,” the NWS said. forecast discussion said.
The ‘very, very cold rain’ would have to end on Monday afternoon for most of the area, but sunshine will probably only return on Tuesday.
Measurable amounts of snow have fallen in parts of Texas and it is predicted that it will fall in northern Louisiana in the Shreveport and Monroe areas where warnings for winter storms apply.
Winter storm warnings and winter weather advice stretch this morning from eastern New Mexico to central Mississippi, as a #winter storm rolls through the southern plains and the lower Mississippi Valley. Heavy snow and dangerous travel conditions are likely, especially in Texas. pic.twitter.com/DlWI7yR4e6
– National Weather Service (@NWS) 10 January 2021
The Baton Rouge area and the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain last recorded measurable snowfall in December 2017, with totals ranging from a few centimeters to half a foot in some northern areas.
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