Excessive Rainfall and Potential Tropical Cyclone in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

Excessive rainfall may produce locally considerable flash flooding over parts of the northwestern Gulf Coast, lower Mississippi River Valley, and Deep South through Thursday. Potential Tropical Cyclone One is forecast to become a tropical storm (Arthur) as it moves along or just off the northwestern Gulf coast through Wednesday. An outbreak of severe weather is forecast in the Midwest Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Flood Watch until June 19, 07:00 AM CDT

Current conditions at

New Orleans, New Orleans Lakefront Airport (KNEW)

Lat: 30.05°NLon: 90.03°WElev: 7ft.

Mostly Cloudy

79°F

26°C

Humidity	94%
Wind Speed	S 7 mph
Barometer	29.83 in (1009.5 mb)
Dewpoint	77°F (25°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	17 Jun 4:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

New Orleans LA

Flood Watch June 17, 05:29am until June 19, 07:00am

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Flood Watch

Flood Watch June 17, 05:29am until June 19, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Fri
Flood Watch
Overnight
Low: 77 °F
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 88 °F
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 78 °F
T-storms
Likely
Thursday
High: 90 °F
T-storms
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 80 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Juneteenth
High: 92 °F
T-storms
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 79 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 91 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 108. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Juneteenth

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. South wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. South wind around 10 mph.

Monday

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