Tropical Storm Dexter, the fourth named storm of the 2025 hurricane season, was a bit weaker Tuesday morning as forecasters continue to track it and two other disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Hurricane Center. None of the systems pose an immediate threat to Louisiana.

A geomagnetic storm could spark some impressive auroras in the night sky over parts of the U.S. overnight Thursday into Friday.

Highs stay in the low 80s on Friday and mostly cloudy skies will be overhead. Strong to severe storms are expected to fire up in eastern Minnesota in the evening and move west overnight. As they move west,

Plenty of outdoor events Thursday will have the threat of a spotty thunderstorm rolling through their locations.