If you have outdoor plans over the next week, the weather should cooperate.
A quiet and comfortable fall pattern is settling over southeast Louisiana, bringing plenty of sunshine, relatively low humidity and almost no chance of rain through Tuesday.
Temperatures will warm slightly Thursday before gradually cooling into the weekend. Highs are expected to reach the upper 70s Thursday and Friday, followed by middle 70s Saturday through Monday. Morning temperatures will generally fall into the upper 50s and lower 60s.
Here’s how the forecast breaks down:
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Skies will remain mostly clear overnight as temperatures fall to around 61.
- Thursday: Another sunny day, with a high near 79. The overnight low will be around 60.
- Friday: Sunshine continues, with a high near 78. Temperatures will fall to around 63 Friday night.
- Saturday: Sunny, breezy and slightly cooler, with a high near 76. Northeast winds could reach 10 to 15 mph. The low will be around 58.
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high near 74 and another northeast breeze. Sunday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high near 73. The overnight low will be around 56.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
The weekend should feel especially pleasant. Lower humidity will keep the air comfortable, while the breeze picks up slightly Saturday and Sunday. Morning fog is not expected through the weekend, though it could return by Tuesday.
Rain remains hard to find in the seven-day forecast. That is good news for festivals, football games and other outdoor events, but the continued dry weather means residents should still use caution with open flames. Burn bans remain in effect in parts of Louisiana.
The tropics are also quiet for Louisiana. A disturbance off the East Coast has some potential for development, but it is moving away from the United States and is not considered a threat to the Gulf Coast.
Overall, it’s shaping up to be a sunny and uneventful stretch, the kind of fall forecast that makes it hard to stay indoors.
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