Tropical Storm and Storm Surge Watches for the North Carolina Outer Banks; Hot in the Mid-Mississippi Valley

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from August 19, 10:00 AM CDT until August 19, 07:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

New Orleans Naval Air Station - Alvin Callender Field (KNBG)

Lat: 29.84°NLon: 90.02°WElev: 0ft.

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Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	NA
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	NA
Last update	* Not a current observation *

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Extended Forecast for

Lafitte LA

Heat Advisory August 19, 10:00am until August 19, 07:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Today
High: 91 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 78 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 92 °F
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 78 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 91 °F
Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 77 °F
T-storms
Likely then
Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 89 °F
Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 77 °F
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 89 °F
T-storms
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 92. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.