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Meteorologists Josh Eachus, Marisa Nuzzo, Jacelyn Wheat, and Keller Watts bring you award winning weather broadcasts. The WBRZ Weather Team is committed to bringing you timely and accurate daily forecasts for the Baton Rouge area. Important alerts and weather warnings are posted to our page the instant they are issued so that you and your loved ones can act fast in the face of threatening weather.

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Highs will slowly work their way up as we progress throughout the week, with temperatures near 70 degrees by Saturday. This will not last, as another artic blast will tumble our temperatures.

More details---> https://www.wbrz.com/news/tuesday-pm-forecast-gradual-warmup-before-a-strong-cold-front-passage

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STORM STATION: Typical & cool mid-January conditions continue ahead of weekend cold front

See the changes the cold front will bring, here: https://www.wbrz.com/news/tuesday-am-forecast-typical-mid-january-conditions-ahead-of-weekend-cold-front

14/01/2025

Here is what it feels like this morning, with a look at satellite and radar. Your forecast, on News 2 and http://www.wbrz.com/weather

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This workweek will be quiet, weather-wise, with stubborn clouds and cool temperatures to start the week. By Friday, warmer conditions will return ahead of our next storm system that will be followed by another blast of cold air.

Latest Storm Station blog: https://www.wbrz.com/news/monday-am-forecast-cool-start-to-workweek-eyes-on-next-storm-system

13/01/2025

An *AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY* has been issued for the boxed area until Jan 13 1:15AM. Typical trouble spots will hold water.

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After the sunshine we had had Saturday, the weather is flipping the script once again. Expect mainly cloudy conditions for Sunday, with increasing rain chances as we head into the afternoon and evening.

More details---> https://www.wbrz.com/news/sunday-am-forecast-widespread-showers-late-sunday

12/01/2025

An area of low pressure will move south of the Capital Area late on Sunday. This will create widespread showers across southeast Louisiana.

More details---> https://www.wbrz.com/news/saturday-pm-forecast-low-pressure-system-will-create-widespread-showers-late-sunday

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❄️ Even though frozen precipitation is unlikely for the local area, that is not the case to our northwest. 🚦 If you have to travel in that direction late this week, that could cause some headaches. Meteorologist Malcolm Byron explains 👇👇

(1/5/2025 @ 813pm) While the ingredients are still in place to get storms to rotate, instability - or storm energy - is rapidly diminishing with the loss of daytime heating. That will continue in the next 1-2 hours, allowing the severe threat to wrap up.

Take a look at this time-lapse video of snow hitting Danville, Kentucky, beginning at 8:45 am and ending at 12:30 pm Credit: @BryceCombs15/X

Clusters of showers and thunderstorms have shown signs of 40mph wind gusts, small hail and even funnel clouds, but none have reached severe limits. The atmosphere will remain volatile and supportive of severe weather through this evening, so continue to have access to alerts.

JUST IN: Rafael becomes a hurricane in the Caribbean Sea | Follow this link to the track and forecast for the Metro Area --> https://www.wbrz.com/news/record-warmth-continues-rafael-expected-to-struggle-after-entering-gulf-of-mexico

JUST IN: The National Hurricane Center has initiated advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen. It does not pose a threat to the Baton Rouge area. Here is the latest forecast for this storm: https://www.wbrz.com/news/potential-tropical-cyclone-fifteen-forms-in-northwest-caribbean-sea

JUST IN: Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Sarasota, Florida. NWS Doppler radar data indicated the eye of Hurricane Milton has crossed inland. Here is the latest: https://www.wbrz.com/news/hurricane-milton-makes-landfall-near-sarasota-florida

Hurricane #Milton briefly weakened on Monday night before restrengthening back into a Category 5 hurricane on Tuesday. The intensity fluctuation was caused by something called an Eyewall Replacement Cycle. The Storm Station explains 👇

Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified into a category 3 hurricane with 120mph winds. Further strengthening is likely, and a category 4+ cannot be ruled out. Weakening will occur on Milton's final approach to Florida, but it might be too little, too late, as the cyclone could still be a major hurricane by the time of landfall. https://www.wbrz.com/news/milton-rapidly-intensifies-into-a-category-3-hurricane

RAW VIDEO: “The Good Lord was with her. Six inches one way or the other and it would have crushed her,” said Captain Jeff Griffin with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. https://www.wbrz.com/news/ascension-parish-sheriff-s-office-rescued-woman-pinned-under-tree-in-donaldsonville

Happy PSL Day! Here at the Storm Station, we're thinking fall will be a little latte 🎃

As of 3:30pm, a cluster of severe thunderstorms were located along I-12, extending from Denham Springs to Hammond. These were moving southwest at 20-25 mph. 60 mph wind gust will be possible with these storms.

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Pat Shingleton has been a weathercaster with WBRZ since 1981. As Chief Forecaster for the station, Pat brings his own style of weather to the 4, 5, 6 and 10 p.m. editions of News 2. The Louisiana Associated Press has named WBRZ News 2 at 10 pm 'Louisiana's Best Newscast' in 2011 and 2012.

Pat has been in broadcasting for 36 years. Originally from Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, Pat attended Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, and he has a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pat began as a weathercaster at KQTV-TV in St. Joseph, Missouri. Then he moved to Baton Rouge before relocating to WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pat has held membership in various professional organizations, such as the American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Association and the National Association of Television Program Executives. He has been recognized by the Louisiana Associated Press for his weather presentations, most recently winning first place in the "Breaking Weather" category in 2011, and he was selected the best in the state in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2009. In 2006, Pat received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters.

In conjunction with his position as a weathercaster for WBRZ, Pat is involved in many community activities. He is Chairman of the Board for WBRZ's "Pat's Coats for Kids." He developed the concept for the St. Vincent De Paul Society's Community Pharmacy, creating the "Fill a Prescription for the Needy" project. He originated Baton Rouge's St. Patrick's Day parade, "The Wearin' of the Green," in 1986, and he continues to be the parade's coordinator.

Dr. Josh Eachus is the chief meteorologist for WBRZ. Since joining WBRZ, Josh has covered multiple tornado outbreaks, a few winter weather events and the Great Flood of 2016.

Josh received his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University in December 2017. Josh’s research and expertise are in effective communication of weather, especially during high impact events such as hurricanes, floods and tornadoes. Josh has been chosen to recommend best practices to field leaders at meteorological conferences around the United States, including the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.

Locally, Josh spearheaded, WBRZ’s “Dog Days of Summer” in an effort to care for displaced dogs. Josh has also served on various panels around the region to discuss the effectiveness of social media in weather. Regionally, he launched the Integrated Warning Team—a bi-annual conference that assembles the National Weather Service, Emergency Managers, and local media to improve weather communication. Nationally, in addition to numerous conference presentations, Josh has contributed to wxshift.com and created thewxsocial.com, a blog site dedicated to better weather communication.

Josh grew up in Aston, Pennsylvania where a fear of thunderstorms grew into a respect and curiosity about weather. He went on to study at California University of Pennsylvania and earned a B.S. degree in Meteorology and an M.S. degree in Sports Management. While there, Josh participated in a two-week-long summer storm chase across the country for credited coursework.

Josh joined WBRZ in September 2013, and soon after received the National Weather Association Broadcast Meteorologist seal of approval. In 2014, he would receive another AP award for “Best Team Weather Coverage in Louisiana” for efforts during the January 2014 Winter storm alongside Pat Shingleton. Later that year, he was recognized for one of the best Twitter accounts in the area by the Baton Rouge Social Media Association—where he occasionally serves as an expert panelist and speaker. Then in 2015, the AP voted Josh as the “Best Weathercast” in Baton Rouge.

Marisa Nuzzo joined the WBRZ Weather Team in June, 2020. She grew up in the northwest Chicago suburbs. In 2016, Marisa moved to Norman, Oklahoma to attend the School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. She fell in love with meteorology more and more as she studied during her four-year college career. In pursuit of a TV career, she interned in newsrooms all over the country from KSL in Salt Lake City, Utah to WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin, and KOKH in Oklahoma City.

Marisa was a weathercaster for her collegiate newscast, OU Nightly, for her entire college career. She won several awards for her on-air work, including placing 3rd in the nation in the weathercaster competition for the 2019 Broadcast Education Association Awards.

She is a proud member of the quarantine Class of 2020 and holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Meteorology along with minors in Math and Broadcast Journalism.

Marisa loves animals and grew up with pets of all kinds, dogs, cats, birds, fish, hamsters, rabbits, and even chickens. Now, Marisa has just one cat named Shrimp. In her spare time, she loves to explore local restaurants and breweries. She loves to sing and wear her favorite color, yellow!

Jake Dalton was first interested in weather at a young age while growing up right here in southeast Louisiana. The always-changing Louisiana weather was fascinating to him, and after experiencing Hurricane Katrina first-hand in 2005, Jake knew he wanted to be a meteorologist.

Jake received his Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology from Mississippi State University. During his senior year at Mississippi State, he began working as the weekend meteorologist at WTOK in Meridian, Mississippi, where he covered multiple severe weather events. Jake joined the WBRZ weather team in April 2020 and is excited to be back at home in south Louisiana. Outside of work, he enjoys running and hanging out at his Baton Rouge home with his dogs.

Keller Watts is a meteorologist for WBRZ News 2. He joined the WBRZ team in December 2009.

Born in Batesville, Mississippi, Keller grew up in the Mississippi Delta town of Greenville. "The active weather patterns that produce tornadoes in the Southeast sparked my interest at an early age," he says. This interest led Keller to enroll in the meteorology program at Mississippi State University where he chased numerous tornadoes and land-falling hurricanes.

Keller received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Mississippi and a Bachelor of Science in Geosciences with an emphasis in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University.

Keller's meteorology career began as an intern for ABC affiliate KATV-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas. He accepted his first job with WLBT-TV in Jackson, Mississippi, where he worked for five years and then as a morning meteorologist at WAAY-TV in Huntsville, Alabama, for four years.

Present at a time during history in the making, Keller was selected as a member of a U.S.-led Cultural Exchange Consortium that traveled to then Communist U.S.S.R. in the summer of 1991. "I was in Moscow's Red Square only two days before the Aug. 19th Soviet coup where members of the Communist Party attempted to take control of the U.S.S.R. from Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev, which would ultimately lead to the collapse of Communism."

When Keller is not at WBRZ, he works full-time with the ExxonMobil Corporation in Baton Rouge.

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