Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains; Dry Thunderstorms and Critical Fire Weather in the West

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain may produce large to very-large hail, severe winds, tornadoes and numerous instances of flash flooding across portions of the central Plains. Scattered slow-moving storms will continue to bring a flash flooding threat to the central Gulf Coast. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected across much of the western U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from June 20, 12:00 PM CDT until June 20, 06:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

New Orleans, New Orleans Lakefront Airport (KNEW)

Lat: 30.05°NLon: 90.03°WElev: 7ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	SE 7 mph
Barometer	30.00 in (1015.2 mb)
Dewpoint	76°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	20 Jun 2:53 am CDT

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Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles S New Orleans LA

Heat Advisory June 20, 12:00pm until June 20, 06:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 80 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 90 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 80 °F
T-storms
Likely then
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 91 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 81 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 80 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 94 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 79 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. South wind around 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northwest wind around 5 mph.