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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.

Overcast

69°F

21°C

Humidity	84%
Wind Speed	SE 10 mph
Barometer	29.96 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint	64°F (18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 12:53 am CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

New Orleans LA

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

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Wind Advisory

Overnight
Low: 64 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 80 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 47 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy then
Showers and
Windy
Monday
High: 56 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Windy then
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 55 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph.

Sunday Night

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 47. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 30 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 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. 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 45 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph.

Tuesday

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

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. East 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 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.