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Sunny and muggy today in New Orleans with a high near 84°F. A cold front late Saturday brings a 40% chance of showers and gusty north winds Sunday.
Clear start and highs near 84°F today; a cold front may bring light showers late Saturday night with cooler Sunday. Morning fog possible.
Mostly sunny afternoons and low‑80s highs through the week with patchy morning fog. A quick front late Saturday may bring a slight chance of showers Sunday.
Sunny, warm week in New Orleans with highs near the low 80s. Patchy fog is possible Wednesday morning and a slight shower chance may arrive late Saturday night.
Mostly sunny and warm today with highs near 82°F. Slight chance of late‑week showers; pack sunscreen and water.
Sunny and warm today with highs near 82. Brief dense fog is possible at sunrise and waters will be choppy for small boats.
Dense fog cut visibility across parts of New Orleans early Saturday; it should clear by mid‑morning for sunny, warm afternoons near 80°F.
Cloudy, muggy morning in New Orleans with highs near 78°F and Small Craft Advisories for local waters. Sunny, warm weekend ahead.
FERC’s draft environmental review finds Cheniere’s Sabine Pass Stage 5 is likely to affect the threatened eastern black rail, sharpening scrutiny of Gulf Coast marshes and mitigation plans.
Coastal Flood Advisory and Small Craft Advisories are in effect Thursday; expect gusty east winds and minor high-tide flooding on east-facing shorelines.
Breezy east winds push highs near 76°F today. A Coastal Flood Advisory for Thursday could pond water onto low‑lying shorefront streets.
U.S. Drought Monitor maps now put most of Terrebonne and Lafourche in extreme drought, leaving growers and coastal communities short on water as spring planting begins.
Clear Tuesday; highs near 75 and gusty easterly winds could prompt Small Craft Advisories and minor coastal flooding midweek.
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