What Louisiana People Should Do in Preparation of a Hard Freeze

Louisiana will experience a hard freeze and possible snow this week, so it's time to consider what you can do to safeguard yourself and your home.

Making sure your pipes outside that will be exposed to the cold temperatures are wrapped, covered, or bundled up against the cold can save you thousands of dollars when you can prevent your pipes from breaking.

Pet experts advise anyone with an outdoor pet to bring them inside and shelter them during this cold snap.

How Cold Will It Be?

If you look at the current graphics shared by KATC-TV3 meteorologist Daniel Phillips, temperatures will be in the 20s for a few nights in the early part of next week. He adds that people should remember forecasts change, but it seems likely a freeze will be upon us from Sunday night for a few days.

How Does A Meteorologist Decide The Forecast?

Will it snow? Will we get sleet? Will we get any precipitation next week, and if so, what are the chances? These are questions we want answers to.

As this new mass of Arctic air moves toward Louisiana, most people want to know whether it will snow. Meteorologists make predictions based on multiple models and other criteria.

This is a graphic of what goes into the decision-making process for a meteorologist to make his determinations:

Whether it sleets, snows, or we experience some freezing rain, one thing is for sure: It's going to be cold!

Louisiana will experience some very cold temperatures as you can see on the map below:

Get everything ready now so you don't have to think about doing all of these chores this weekend!

The last thing you want is to scramble at the last minute to protect your home, pipes, and pets.

Experts say these are the things to prep now: