FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Sunny and warm start to the week, however rain returns to the area 10 day forecast as of Monday, April 12. (Source: WAFB) By Steve Caparotta | April 12, 2021 at 4:40 AM CDT - Updated April 12 at 4:40 AM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The new weeks gets off to a nice start weather-wise, with plenty of sunshine prevailing again today. However, it will be a bit warmer as highs top out in the mid 80s this afternoon. Clouds will return to the area overnight and it will be a milder start on Tuesday morning, with lows in the low 60s. And our beautiful weather the last couple of days will make a quick exit as showers and thunderstorms return to the area.