Residents of New Orleans can expect a spate of showers and shifting winds, as detailed by the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service (NWS) in New Orleans. With humidity sitting at 65%, the city experienced a brisk start to the day with the temperature at 37°F, accompanied by an eastern breeze blowing at 18 mph, which took the chill down to 27°F.
As we move into the afternoon, there's a subtle warning of precipitation with a 20 percent chance of showers post 3pm while the cloud coverage increases and the high hovers near 53°F, winds maintain an easterly direction around 10 mph, tonight's forecast suggests showers are likely becoming more insistent after 3am, as the temperature gradually rises to about 58°F by early morning, the easterly winds picking up speed, ranging from 5 to 15 mph and gusts reaching up to 30 mph, with the chance of precipitation at 70% and new rainfall amounting to between a tenth and a quarter of an inch possible.
Tomorrow is poised for a downpour—showers are predicted mainly before noon, and temperatures are expected to increase to near 62 by 9am before falling to around 50 for the rest of the day; southeast winds shifting northwest in the afternoon have gusts that could reach as high as 35 mph, and a precipitation probability clings to 100%, with new precipitation volumes forecasted between half and three quarters of an inch.
The weekend, however, brings reprieve, according to NWS, New Orleans, as tomorrow night should see cloudy skies with a low around 37°F and simmering northwest wind 10 to 15 mph possible gusts up to 30 mph, Saturday's sky will be partly sunny reaching highs near 46°F while winds from the north blow softly at 5 to 10 mph with occasional stronger gusts up to 20 mph; heading into Saturday night it will be partly cloudy, settling to a low around 38°F calm wind conditions expected.
Moving forward into the week, there's a slight chance for rain on Sunday with a 20 percent likelihood of showers amid mostly sunny conditions, a high near 58°F and light easterly winds in the morning; showers might persist into Sunday night, with a 30 percent chance occurring mainly before midnight, against mostly cloudy backdrops and the mercury dipping to 46°F. The rest of the week, per the NWS outlook, sees a continuation of cloudiness mixed with occasional sunshine, and temperatures hovering steadily in the 50s during the day, dropping to around 40 at night, the northeast winds staying in the 5 to 10 mph range and sometimes gusting up to 20 mph.
