Jared Silverman

San Antonio

Meteorologist at WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, LA)

Emmy winning meteorologist @wafb from Long Island, NY. Met degree from Penn State. AMS/NWA seals. Happily married and proud father. Worked in SATX, HOU.

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A few small rain chances, then dry

Sep 17, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Jared Silverman

ShareBATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - We just have a few more chances of rain the next few days before a more dry and stable weather regime settles in. Today will be partly cloudy with a 30% chance of afternoon showers/storms, highs in the lower 90s. Don’t forget to check out the Super Harvest Moon partial eclipse that will occur tonight, weather hopefully permitting. As for the heat the next several days, highs will be in the low 90s with heat index readings not too bad in the mid 90s.
Wetter weather pattern through weekend

Aug 29, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Jared Silverman

ShareBATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - More rain/storms are on the way, but nothing severe over the next few days. Today will become mostly cloudy with an 80% chance of showers/storms, better chance in the afternoon. Highs will be in the low 90s, but once the rain starts, we should drop into the 80s this afternoon. The GRAF shows the possible timing of the storms, showing an early afternoon arrival through the evening commute. There will be plenty of tropical moisture to feed off of the next few days.
Chamber of commerce weather

Aug 21, 2024 | wafb.com | Jared Silverman

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Today looks to be a great weather day with low humidity and a cool start, however, there is an air quality health alert in effect for slightly unhealthy air. Surface smoke and stagnant air will combine to produce these conditions. Otherwise, today is a beauty under sunny skies, highs in the mid 90s. The moisture meter shows that we will continue to have dry weather with low humidity, until the weekend, when some moisture starts to stream back into the area.
Drier weather is here, but for how long?

Aug 20, 2024 | wafb.com | Jared Silverman

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - In the wake of a cool front, high pressure will control our weather pattern the next several days in the weekend. Today will be mostly sunny and less humid with highs near 96. There are NO heat advisories today! The moisture meter shows forecast dewpoints to be lower than they have been for the last several weeks.
Another hot one, but relief in store

Aug 16, 2024 | wafb.com | Jared Silverman

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - We'll round out the work week with another heat advisory for heat index readings up to 110 later today. The GRAF model shows that we could see another round of storms later today, similar to yesterday with brief downpours possible. Otherwise, today's forecast calls for a mix of sun and clouds, 50% afternoon storms, high 97.
Excessive heat, better chance of storms

Aug 15, 2024 | wafb.com | Jared Silverman

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Today, there will be an Excessive Heat Warning for the Baton Rouge area with heat index values as high as 115 possible, but at least there isn't an air quality alert. There will be a better chance of showers and storms later in the day, otherwise partly cloudy and hot, highs in the upper 90s. The GRAF model shows possible future radar, with our best bet for Thursday storms between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., rain may be heavy at times.
Another round of heat and air quality alerts

Aug 14, 2024 | wafb.com | Jared Silverman

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - High pressure will continue to yield mainly hot and dry conditions across the region with another heat advisory and air quality alert today. Today's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 90s, just a 20% chance of a shower/storm in the afternoon. We are still tracking Tropical Storm Ernesto, which is expected to become a hurricane, and possibly a major, Category three hurricane as it moves towards Bermuda.
Back-to-school, not back to cool

Aug 8, 2024 | wafb.com | Jared Silverman

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Looks like we'll stay hot and dry the next few days, through the weekend before rain chances return. Another heat advisory will be in effect today through 7 p.m. for heat index readings up to 110. The back-to-school forecast starts in the upper 70s and finishes in the upper 90s with abundant sunshine. As for the tropics, Tropical Storm Debby is still holding together as it moves up the east coast.
Same weather, different day

Aug 7, 2024 | wafb.com | Jared Silverman

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The same hot and dry weather pattern will continue for the next several days, while the tropics are getting pretty quiet, besides Debby. There will be another heat advisory today, in effect until 7 p.m. with heat feeling up to 110. Today will be mainly sunny, hot, and dry with highs near 100 again. The peak heat index readings will drop gradually in the next few days, as dewpoints and moisture drop a bit.
Very hot with a dry spell

Aug 6, 2024 | wafb.com | Jared Silverman

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A dry and stable weather pattern will persist throughout the work week with little to no rain chances and very high heat. There is another heat advisory today with heat index values up to 110. Tuesday will be mostly sunny, hot, and dry with highs around 100 degrees. The next several days will have similar heat index readings with no relief in sight, and more advisories will be warranted.