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Sunny today with highs near 94°F and a heat index close to 105°F. Dangerous heat is likely to build into next week; check cooling centers and stay hydrated.
Bertha pushes west off the coast, bringing a gusty, wet Thursday morning and minor coastal flooding at high tide. Heat returns into the mid‑ to upper‑90s this weekend.
An Extreme Heat Warning and Tropical Storm Bertha make Wednesday hazardous — heat indices to the 110s, gusty winds and coastal flooding risk. Take precautions.
Heat Advisory Tuesday with highs near 96°F and heat‑index into the 110s. Tropical Storm Bertha could bring coastal wind and heavier rain midweek.
Upper‑90s heat with a Heat Advisory this afternoon and feels‑like temps near 110. A Gulf tropical system could raise rain chances midweek.
A Heat Advisory is in effect today with highs near 96°F and heat‑index readings into the 100s. Spotty late‑day storms are possible; cooling centers are available.
Heat Advisory in effect Saturday, July 18: highs near 95°F and heat‑index readings into the 100s. Cooling centers and safety tips listed inside.
Mid‑90s today in New Orleans with weekend heat‑index values near 106°F. Little rain through Monday; city cooling sites are listed.
Hot and sticky Thursday with highs near 93°F and a heat-index up to 105°F. Heat only ramps up into the weekend - plan to stay cool.
A New Orleans coalition urged state leaders Wednesday for a statewide outdoor siren network, citing mid‑June tornadoes and gaps in cellphone alerts.
Dry, hotter weather returns to New Orleans with highs in the low 90s today and mid‑90s by the weekend. Heat index could approach advisory levels Friday.
A $4.2M federal award will double ULM’s Louisiana State Mesonet and boost flood forecasting across the Lower Mississippi Basin.
Dense fog and scattered storms make Tuesday messy in New Orleans. Drier, hotter weather builds later this week.
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