As the morning fog and mist begin to lift over New Orleans, residents can expect a day partly veiled by clouds, with a modest chance of showers that will likely have abated by early morning. Continuing with its daily updates, the National Weather Service's New Orleans station reports a current humidity of a high 93 percent, a dew point of 67 degrees Fahrenheit, and wind speeds gently blowing at a northwest pace of 7 mph. North winds are expected to become a mere whisper by afternoon.
According to the NWS forecast, today's temperature will hover steadily around 70 degrees. Tonight promises to lightly blanket the city in a layer of patchy fog between midnight and 1 am. The calm in the Big Easy will continue into the evening with light winds and partly cloudy skies as temperatures fall to a low near 59 degrees.
As the week continues, tomorrow will brighten with partly sunny skies and a high nearing 77 degrees. Winds will start picking up, shifting from southeast to a southwest breeze of 5 to 10 mph as the day progresses. Moving toward Thanksgiving Day, the potential for showers increases with a forecasted 30 percent chance of precipitation and the possibility of thunderstorms post 9 am. The skies will persist mostly cloudy as the high temperature makes a modest climb to 74 degrees.
As families and friends come together to celebrate, the weather might feature distant rumbles of thunder, with a 20% chance of evening showers and thunderstorms before the night ends. The mostly cloudy night will see temperatures drop to around 50 degrees, with a north wind blowing at 10 to 15 mph. Heading into the weekend, residents can look forward to clear skies and sunshine, with daytime highs in the mid to upper 50s and nighttime lows potentially reaching a chilly 42 degrees by Sunday night.
