Foggy Mornings And A Stormy Weekend

Foggy mornings and a stormy weekend

ELIZABETH HOPING FOR THE BEST. SHAREEF THANK YOU. MEANTIME, WE DO WANT TO TURN OUR ATTENTION NOW TO YOUR FIRST WARNING WEATHER FORECAST, BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS MAKING AN IMPACT RIGHT NOW. TAKE A LIVE LOOK HERE AT THE CAUSEWAY, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. IT IS CLOSED RIGHT NOW, OFFICIALS SAY, BECAUSE OF FOG AND POOR VISIBILITY. THAT’S RIGHT, A DENSE FOG ADVISORY RIGHT NOW JUST FOR LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THERE. LET’S CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST JIM SCIENCE FOR A CHECK OF THE FORECAST. HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO STICK AROUND, JIM? YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE AN ADVISORY ISN’T ALL THAT IMPORTANT. WE KNOW IT’S GOING TO BE FOGGY AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING. FOG IS GOING TO BE THICK IN SOME LOCATIONS. SO EVEN THOUGH OFFICIALLY WE DON’T HAVE A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR EVERYBODY, YOU SHOULD PLAN ON FOG TONIGHT. FOG TOMORROW MORNING, AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY MORNING. WE’RE ALSO TRACKING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WDSU. FIRST WARNING RADAR. NOT NECESSARILY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT TO THE WEST. THESE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW, AND SOME OF THOSE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE GOING TO BE HERE ON SATURDAY. WE COULD EVEN SEE A FEW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE NORTH SHORE. NOW HERE’S YOUR CURRENT VISIBILITY. ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 2 TO 7 MILES. THAT’S GOING TO BE CHANGING AS THE EVENING GOES ON. AND THERE’S THE OFFICIAL DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:00. IT ONLY AFFECTS THE LAKES, BUT THAT COULD BE CHANGING LATER TONIGHT. NOW HERE’S ONE OF OUR COMPUTER MODELS SHOWING US HOW THE FOG SHOULD PLAY OUT. AND FOG IS VERY TOUGH TO PREDICT AS FAR AS LOOKING AHEAD OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. BUT TOMORROW MORNING, VISIBILITY HERE LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS, IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BINGO. LOOK AT SATURDAY. VISIBILITY CLOSE TO ZERO IN SOME SPOTS. SO SATURDAY MORNING, ESPECIALLY FOGGY. EVEN THOUGH TOMORROW THAT FOG IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE TOO. WE ARE VERY WARM. OUR ATMOSPHERE IS VERY SATURATED RIGHT NOW AND THAT’S THE WAY IT’S GOING TO STAY UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY. SATURDAY, 69 DEGREES. OUR TEMPERATURE DEW POINT UP AT 64. THAT’S ALMOST A LATE SPRING LIKE DEW POINT. EASTERLY WINDS AT ABOUT TEN MILES PER HOUR. HERE’S ALL THE INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE STORMY WEATHER, IF YOU WILL. IT’S REALLY ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT I’LL SHOW YOU HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT AT THE SURFACE WE HAVE THIS STATIONARY FRONT THAT’S JUST GOING TO MEANDER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BUT THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU CAN SEE THE SPIN RIGHT THERE. THAT’S THE LOW THAT PASSES TO THE NORTH OF US. EVENTUALLY THE COLD FRONT WILL BE HERE LATE SATURDAY. THAT’S WHEN OUR CHANCE FOR RAIN IS GOING TO BE BETTER. NOW LET’S GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT THIS EVENING, BECAUSE YES, WE’RE GOING TO STAY CLOUDY. WE WILL BE FOGGY. BUT ON THE NORTH SHORE WE MAY HAVE A FEW OF THESE SHOWERS TO THE WEST, HOLDING TOGETHER OVERNIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HERE’S THE NORTH SHORE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, STOPPING THINGS AT ABOUT 6 A.M. 1 OR 2 SHOWERS, SEVEN, EIGHT, 9:00 IN THE MORNING, MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS, EVEN AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. BUT BY THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, WE ACTUALLY SEE SKIES CLEARING OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT. HOWEVER, HERE’S SATURDAY MORNING. VERY, VERY FOGGY. THIS MODEL PICKING UP ON A LOT OF MOISTURE. SO SATURDAY IT’S GOING TO BE SLOW FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. LOOK WHAT HAPPENS AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY. SATURDAY STILL PRETTY DRY TILL ABOUT 2 OR 3:00 OR SO. THEN THE SHOWERS POPPING UP. HERE COMES THE COLD FRONT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON SATURDAY EVENING. LOOK AT THIS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VERY NUMEROUS. WE COULD HAVE SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN PLACE. AND THOSE SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER OBVIOUSLY AGREES WITH THAT NORTH SHORE. THAT’S WHERE THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS THE HIGHEST. BUT ACROSS THE BOARD SATURDAY WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THUNDERSTORMS IN PLACE THAT COULD PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WINDS, MAYBE EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. WE’RE GOING TO BE TRACKING THEM. WE ALREADY HAVE STAFF SCHEDULED TO COME IN AND TRACK THOSE STORMS FOR YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ON SATURDAY, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT, MAINLY FOR THE NORTH SHORE. IT’S GOING TO BE FOGGY. WE HAVE A FEW MORNING SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST TOMORROW. AGAIN, THAT’S FOR THE NORTH SHORE. MORNING FOG ACROSS THE BOARD COULD HAVE A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON, BUT THE CHANCE FOR RAIN. THERE IS ONLY 20% CIRCLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. THAT’S WHEN THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE GOING TO BE NUMEROUS. AND YES, THEY MAY BE ON THE STRONG SIDE. SUNDAY. AN IMPROVING WEATHER DAY, DECREASING CLOUDS AND NEW YEAR’S EVE LOOKING DRY WITH A COLD FRON

Foggy mornings and a stormy weekend

We have several weather changes that are going to be happening over the next few days, but our short-term concern is the possibility of a couple of strong storms overnight Thursday into Friday, and then a very thick fog again Friday morning. We may have another fog advisory issued for Friday morning, and the fog will probably burn off stubbornly. We will be mostly cloudy in the afternoon Friday, with a few isolated showers possible, but a much better chance for rain is coming Saturday. Saturday morning will start very foggy, with visibility less than a mile and many locations. In the afternoon and evening, a cold front will move through, and that will produce numerous hours of thunderstorms, some of which could be on the strong side. A few of those showers carry over into Sunday morning, but late Sunday, skies will begin to clear, cooler air will move in, and it will be pleasant through New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Eve looks mainly dry and very comfortable, but on New Year’s Day, a cold front will bring us a slight cool down for the end of next week at the beginning of the new year.

NEW ORLEANS — We have several weather changes that are going to be happening over the next few days, but our short-term concern is the possibility of a couple of strong storms overnight Thursday into Friday, and then a very thick fog again Friday morning. We may have another fog advisory issued for Friday morning, and the fog will probably burn off stubbornly. We will be mostly cloudy in the afternoon Friday, with a few isolated showers possible, but a much better chance for rain is coming Saturday.

Saturday morning will start very foggy, with visibility less than a mile and many locations. In the afternoon and evening, a cold front will move through, and that will produce numerous hours of thunderstorms, some of which could be on the strong side. A few of those showers carry over into Sunday morning, but late Sunday, skies will begin to clear, cooler air will move in, and it will be pleasant through New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Eve looks mainly dry and very comfortable, but on New Year’s Day, a cold front will bring us a slight cool down for the end of next week at the beginning of the new year.

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