Impact Days this weekend, rain possible for parades in your New Orleans weather forecast
One last freeze is possible along the Northshore Saturday morning then rain likely Sunday could have a big impact on parades
Updated: 6:26 PM CST Feb 21, 2025
WELL, YOU CAN SEE EVERYBODY’S BUNDLED UP TONIGHT. SHAWANDA EVEN ONE OF THOSE AS WELL. OUR LCMC CAM SHOWS KREWE OF OCEANS ROLLING RIGHT NOW. ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PERFORMANCE, JUST THE BEGINNING OF A LONG WEEK AND A HALF HERE. BEFORE WE GET UP TO WHAT’S GOING ON IN MARDI GRAS. LET’S SEE WHAT WE’VE GOT FOR REAL TIME TEMPERATURES. AND WE CAN FIND THAT WE’VE GOT AT LEAST 45, 48, 49, 47 HERE. LAKEFRONT SLIDELL BOGALUSA HAMMOND IS ALSO AT 47. AT LEAST WE DON’T HAVE SOME STRONG WINDS TO GO ALONG WITH EVERYTHING OUT THERE TO MAKE A WIND CHILL. SO THAT’S ONE THING THAT’S GOING IN OUR FAVOR. WE’RE PAST THE CORE OF THE COLD ARCTIC AIR THAT’S BEEN IN PLACE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. WE’RE STARTING TO LIFT OUT OF IT. UNFORTUNATELY, RIGHT ON ITS HEELS IS A DEVELOPING SYSTEM HERE IN THE GULF. THIS IS GOING TO BRING IN SOME RAIN. SO WE’RE TRACKING THAT TO THE WEEKEND. IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S JUST CLOUDS ON SATURDAY. BUT ON SUNDAY IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE AN AWFUL LOT OF RAIN. I MEAN, IT’S NOT HEAVY RAIN ALL DAY, BUT IT LOOKS TO BE RAIN ALL DAY AND TEMPERATURES PRETTY COLD TO GO ALONG WITH IT. LET’S GET REALLY FOCUSED. WE’LL START OFF TOMORROW MORNING’S TEMPERATURES. COULD BE A LIGHT FREEZE NORTH SHORE. SO I’VE GOT AN IMPACT DAY JUST FOR THE MORNING FOR THE NORTH SHORE. GOT TEMPERATURES UPPER 30 TO 40 FOR THE SOUTH SHORE. CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW. NOT GOING TO SEE A WHOLE LOT OF SUN THIS WEEKEND. COULD SEE A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES MOVING IN LATE IN THE DAY. TOP TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AT LEAST WE’RE GOING UP 56, MAYBE 5758 TO 59. THE WINDS NOT AS STRONG. SO THAT’S ALSO A PLUS IN OUR FAVOR. LET’S TRACK THE RAIN FOR US. LOOKS TO BE SATURDAY EVENING SATURDAY NIGHT A FEW LIGHT SPRINKLES COULD COME IN KREWE OF MANHATTAN’S THE METAIRIE. I’M LOOKING AT A FEW SPRINKLES, MAYBE POSSIBLY LATE. THAT’S THE ONLY IMPACT YOU HAVE TO SATURDAY PARADES, EARLY MORNING HOURS HERE INTO SUNDAY, WE START TO FIND SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AS WE BEGIN THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AGAIN, IT MAY NOT RAIN THE ENTIRE TIME ALL DAY, BUT IT WILL SEEM LIKE IT’S GOING TO RAIN ALL DAY. THAT’S PRETTY HEFTY RAIN COMING IN. MAYBE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THAT WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE COAST. NOT UNTIL WE GET PAST SUNSET IS THE RAIN GOING TO BE GONE. HOW MUCH ARE WE LOOKING AT? 1 TO 2 INCH TOTALS. AND THAT’S THROUGH AT LEAST THE COURSE OF A GOOD PERIOD OF TIME. 12 HOURS, LET’S SAY, FROM SATURDAY NIGHT GOING INTO SUNDAY EVENING, CLOSER TO THE COAST. IF YOU GET SOME STORMS, THERE MIGHT BE TOTALS ISOLATED IN NATURE, 2 TO 3IN TOP TEMPERATURES 5354 WITH THE RAIN. THAT’S A CLOUDY, COLD DAY. BY MONDAY, WE’RE STARTING TO FIND THESE TEMPERATURES LIFTING 60. WE’VE GOT SOME BETTER WEATHER COMING IN. LET’S SEE WHAT WE’VE GOT FOR THAT MARDI GRAS FORECAST FOR YOU. WE’LL PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER HERE FOR US IN THAT OUTLOOK. AND WE’LL LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES HERE AT 46 TODAY, 56 TO 54. YOU CAN SEE OUR CREWS ROLLING TO SATURDAY SLIDELL, METAIRIE AND COVINGTON AT THE TIMES HERE I’VE REPLACED HERE THE KREWE OF DIONYSUS WITH PUSHMO AT 2 P.M. SINCE THEY HAVE MOVED THEIR PARADE. BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE THAT IS AN AWFULLY RAINY DAY INTO SUNDAY FOR THIS PARTICULAR FORECAST HERE TOO. WE’LL GET BACK TO THAT MONDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURE FORECAST. AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD TO PUT THE RAIN INTO SUNDAY. WISH WE COULD HAVE DONE IT YESTERDAY OR TODAY SO WE COULD GET INTO THIS. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S IN OUR FUTURE. THAT SYSTEM LIFTS AWAY. IT’S EVEN WARMER NEXT WEEK. A MILD PATTERN, NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF RAIN SHOWERS AT ALL. ANY TIME NEXT WEEK. WEAK FRONT IS GOING TO COME THROUGH, BUT A QUICK LOOK AHEAD ALREADY. THE LUNDI GRAS AND MARDI GRAS. I AM TAKING A LOOK AT A LOT OF THESE LONG RANGE FORECASTS, AND UNFORTUNATELY, BY THE WEEKEND LEADING INTO MARDI GRAS AND SATURDAY NIGHT, THERE’S THE FIRST CHANCE OF SOME STORMS ROLLING IN. CHANCE OF SOME RAIN INTO SUNDAY TOO, BUT FOR LUNDI GRAS AND THE MARDI GRAS, I DO HAVE A CHANCE OF SCATTERED STORMS. THIS SHOULD BE MORE DAYTIME DRIVEN, BUT AT LEAST WE’RE MILD AND WARM. STARTING OFF AROUND 60 IN THE MORNING, ENDING UP 73 IN THE AFTERNOON. FIRST, LOOK AHEAD TO MARDI GRAS. WE’RE LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES THAT ARE A LITTLE COOLER IN THE MORNING, MAYBE SOME FOG AND CLOUDY SKIES. SHOULD SAY THAT’S POSSIBLE. MAYBE INTO MONDAY AND LUNDI GRAS TOO. BUT BY AFTERNOON A FEW CLOUDS COULD BREAK AND GET SOME SUN. AND THAT’S ACTUALLY MAYBE WHAT WE DON’T WANT, BECAUSE THAT COULD FUEL SOME HEFTY, POSSIBLY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. YES, EVEN THIS FAR OUT, WE CAN KIND OF SEE THAT WEATHER PATTERN SHAPING UP. IT’S STILL A LONG WAYS TO GO, BUT WE’RE STARTING TO SEE SOME SIGNALS. THERE’S A CHANCE FOR SOME STRONG STORMS FOR MARDI GRAS ITSELF. WDSU FIRST WARNING WEATHER SEVEN DAY. THE IMPACT DAYS AGAIN WILL BE ONLY FOR THE NORTH SHORE TOMORROW MORNING, BUT THE IMPACT DAY SUNDAY FOR THE RAIN. THAT’S GOING TO BE FOR A BETTER PART OF THE DAY. ONCE WE GET PAST THAT FORECAST ACTUALLY LOOKS GREAT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, WITH 70 JUS
Impact Days this weekend, rain possible for parades in your New Orleans weather forecast
One last freeze is possible along the Northshore Saturday morning then rain likely Sunday could have a big impact on parades
Updated: 6:26 PM CST Feb 21, 2025
One last freeze possible for some, then rain will affect parades prompting Weather Impact Days in your New Orleans weather forecast.Tonight won’t be nearly as cold as the last two night. Some along the Northshore could start off around freezing but cloud cover should keep temperatures well above freezing for most of us. With the possible freeze, we’ve made Saturday morning a WDSU First Warning Weather Impact Day.Clouds will stick around and keep high temperatures well below average but we’ll be in the 50s.Rain moves in Saturday night and will last through Sunday and will have a big affect on parades so we’ve made Sunday a WDSU First Warning Weather Impact Day.Sunday will be a cold, rainy day.Next week is drier and warmer. We’ll be back up to around our average high of 68 on Monday and back into the 70s by Tuesday and Wednesday.A weak front moves through Wednesday/Thursday but I’m not seeing much rain with it or much colder air. Highs will only tip to around 68-70.. Look for a cloudy and chilly day Saturday. A cold, rainy day Sunday affecting parades. Look for a nice week leading into Mardi Gras Weekend with highs in the upper 60s to 70s and not much in the way of rain chances.Be safe, stay warm and dry, and have a great weekend!- Devon
One last freeze possible for some, then rain will affect parades prompting Weather Impact Days in your New Orleans weather forecast.
Tonight won’t be nearly as cold as the last two night. Some along the Northshore could start off around freezing but cloud cover should keep temperatures well above freezing for most of us. With the possible freeze, we’ve made Saturday morning a WDSU First Warning Weather Impact Day.
Clouds will stick around and keep high temperatures well below average but we’ll be in the 50s.
Rain moves in Saturday night and will last through Sunday and will have a big affect on parades so we’ve made Sunday a WDSU First Warning Weather Impact Day.
Sunday will be a cold, rainy day.
Next week is drier and warmer. We’ll be back up to around our average high of 68 on Monday and back into the 70s by Tuesday and Wednesday.
A weak front moves through Wednesday/Thursday but I’m not seeing much rain with it or much colder air. Highs will only tip to around 68-70..
Look for a cloudy and chilly day Saturday. A cold, rainy day Sunday affecting parades. Look for a nice week leading into Mardi Gras Weekend with highs in the upper 60s to 70s and not much in the way of rain chances.
Be safe, stay warm and dry, and have a great weekend!
– Devon
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