As the mists of morning laid over New Orleans, the National Weather Service updated locals with the prospect of a damp but warm day ahead; fog and a misty backdrop holding at 73°F early tomorrow morning, as reported previously with the last update at 6:53 am CDT.
The city, cloaked in humidity reaching 94%, faces variable conditions throughout the week with today's forecast indicating a 40% chance of showers and the possibility of thunderstorms after noon, the air moves with a gentle south wind at 5 to 10 mph, it's a dance of elements as the city knows well and the NWS reports a high near 83°F, the humidity hasn't broken its embrace just yet while the evening promises a continued 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly before 2 am, the mix of the two might muggy up the cool of night but with a mostly cloudy sky and a low around 70, it won't deter the citizens, who thrive in this ever-shifting airscape.
Looking forward to Wednesday, there's a persistence in the forecast, as a chance of showers with thunderstorms also possible after 10am is expected, with variable clouds peppering the sky and the NWS noting a high near 82°F. The South which tells its tales not in words but in weather, might bring a new story in rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Temperatures in the Crescent City hover comfortable in the low 80's for the highs, it presages a week of classic New Orleans weather, mostly cloudy nights around 70°F interrupt the mostly sunny days, with a nod towards the possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms, the city pulses at the rhythm of the southeast wind, calm during nights, a whisper by days routinely 5 to 10 mph, according to the NWS forecast.
