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Flood Advisory in effect from March 8, 03:33 AM CDT until March 8, 05:30 AM CDT

Current conditions at

New Orleans, New Orleans Lakefront Airport (KNEW)

Lat: 30.05°NLon: 90.03°WElev: 7ft.

Thunderstorm Fog/Mist

67°F

19°C

Humidity	97%
Wind Speed	N 13 mph
Barometer	30.09 in (1018.2 mb)
Dewpoint	66°F (19°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Last update	8 Mar 3:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Gretna LA

Flood Advisory until March 8, 05:30am

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Flood Advisory

Flood Advisory until March 8, 05:30am
NOW until 5:30am Sun
Flood Advisory
Overnight
Low: 71 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 80 °F
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 68 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Patchy Dense
Fog
Monday
High: 82 °F
Patchy Fog
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 69 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Fog
Tuesday
High: 83 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 84 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 71. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

Monday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night

Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.