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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory in effect from March 16, 04:00 AM CDT until March 16, 07:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

New Orleans, New Orleans Lakefront Airport (KNEW)

Lat: 30.05°NLon: 90.03°WElev: 7ft.

Partly Cloudy

67°F

19°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	SE 8 mph
Barometer	29.90 in (1011.7 mb)
Dewpoint	63°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 3:53 am CDT

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

Extended Forecast for

8 Miles E New Orleans LA

Wind Advisory March 16, 04:00am until March 16, 07:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Today
High: 79 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 48 °F
Breezy.
Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Monday
High: 56 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 40 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 55 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 64 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 71 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Low around 48. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.