Residents in New Orleans have seen overcast skies early this morning, but the National Weather Service is predicting that the sun will come out as the day progresses. According to NWS New Orleans, temperatures this morning were pegged at a cool 62°F, accompanied by a high humidity reading of 93 percent. Meanwhile, the calm winds are set to tip into the northeast later in the day, making a case for what should be a mostly sunny day, with a high near 75.
As the day edges into night, the current predictions hold for mostly clear skies and a low around 57. What's more, the light southeast wind is expected to calm down as evening encroaches. Come Saturday, the forecast promises the continuation of sunny weather, peaking at around 76 degrees, with another calm day on the wind front. If forecasts are nothing but a whisper of what is to come, New Orleans should prepare for a string of sunny days ahead, with daytime highs steadily climbing towards the 80-degree mark as the new week dawns.
Looking into Sunday's weather, locals should experience a mostly sunny climb to a high near 78, with only a gentle breeze disturbing the calm. The forecast foreshadowing continues into Sunday night with predictions of mostly clear skies and a low settling around 61. "Mostly sunny, with a high near 79," thus reads the mantra for Monday's forecast, carried on the back of another soft south-bound wind. The NWS forecast, clear-cut as a freshly polished glass, gives residents a respite from the unpredictable and the days alive with the promise of sunshine and clear skies.
As midweek approaches, the temperature is expected to reach into the more comfortable low 80s. On Wednesday night, however, the forecast introduces a curveball – "a slight chance of showers," with a low around 65. While the winds are scheduled to persist from the southeast, New Orleans should brace for an increase in gusts reaching 10 to 15 mph by Thursday, with "a chance of showers." It's the kind of shift that leaves jackets unbuttoned and umbrellas at hand, at least for those who trust the forecast's inkling toward precipitation, according to the National Weather Service.
