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Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

New Orleans, New Orleans Lakefront Airport (KNEW)

Lat: 30.05°NLon: 90.03°WElev: 7ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1023.0 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Apr 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Gretna LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Gretna LA
 29.94°N 90.09°W
Last Update:
2:01 pm CDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 27, 2026
 
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