Winter Weather in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana

Social media photos indicated a light glaze of ice, less than 0.25 inches accumulation, on trees and elevated surfaces. The greatest amount of ice was observed in northern parts of the parish.

A strong cold front moved through the region late on January 24th into early January 25th, followed by a surge of very cold Arctic air at the surface. As this shallow cold air mass advanced southward, it undercut lingering moisture and a warm layer aloft associated with departing precipitation. During the early morning hours of January 25th, a brief period of freezing rain developed across portions of southeast Louisiana where surface temperatures fell below freezing while rain continued. This resulted in a light glaze of ice, generally less than one quarter inch, primarily on elevated surfaces such as trees and vehicles. The freezing rain was short-lived, lasting approximately 3 to 6 hours before drier air aloft eroded the precipitation and ended the freezing rain.