Forecast Details for New Orleans, LA

Recent Locations: New Orleans, LA

Overnight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 74. North wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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