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February 2007 ArchivesLive Pinpoint Dopper is picking up on scattered showers and storms this afternoon. They are developing along the warm front, that is now moving inland. Look for brief heavy downpours, and an occasional rumble of thunder with these storms. There may be some rain around for the commute home this evening, so allow yourselves some extra time on the ride home. Scattered storms are in the forecast overnight and tomorrow morning, with the bes... After being spoiled by early spring-time weather, winter is not over yet. Another strong storm system will be developing today in the central plains, moving eastward into the Miss. River Valley on Thursday. Severe weather can be expected from central Miss. to Georgia, while the gulf coast will look for some strong or severe storms tomorrow afternoon. The weekend will offer us much cooler temperatures, with some 30's for par... This Saturday, the sun will set at 6:04pm, and the Moon will rise at 6:04pm as well. The moon will be rising during the eclipse stage. According to the St. George Observatory, the moon will be a blood red color as it is rising. 85% of the moon will be in the earth's shadow. Go enjoy the nice weather this weekend, and catch a glimpse of this neat occurence! ...Back in early February, Punxsutawney Phil told us we would have an early spring this year. Was he right? We are in the 70s in Louisiana, and will stay there for the next week. After tranquil weather through the middle of the week, a chance of thunderstorms comes into the forecast for Thursday. We will clear out by the weekend, with highs back in the upper 60s to low 70s. Enjoy this refreshing weather! ...After a strong low pressure system and associated cold front passed through the area overnight, expect bright and sunny skies for Sunday. Afternoon highs in the 70s. The stable air mass will be in play until Wednesday night when another system pushing across the country provides another chance of showers and thunderstorms. ...As of 12:30am, the threat of severe weather is diminishing across SE Lousiana. The line of showers ahead of a cold front is producing rainfall and isolated thunderstorms, but no severe weather. A cold front will pass through SE Lousiana overnight, expect plenty of sunshine Sunday... really a beautiful day. Afternoon highs will be in the 70s. Brilliant sunshine behind this cold front, and a large mass of dry air. Expect the sunn... Watching a line of showers and thunderstorms from Tangipahoa parish down through Baton Rouge out toward the coast. In St. Helena Parish, a thunderstorm is possibly producing hail. No watches or warnings have been issued for SE Lousiana yet. We will update you on the internet and on Channel 4 if a watch or warning is issued. A slight risk for severe weather, associated with this line of storms is possible from 1am until 5am. >> Continue reading: Midnight Update The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a wind advisory for SE Lousiana until 3am Sunday. Strong southerly winds from 25 to 40 miles per hour are expected. Strong winds can make driving difficult and even hazardous for high profile vehicles. Wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour can also bring down large tree limbs. Use extra caution during a high wind event. The Storm Prediciton Center in Norman Oklahoma still has ... The Storm Prediciton Center in Norman Oklahoma still has SE Louisiana at a slight risk for severe weather in the overnight hours, with possibly damaging winds in excess of 58 miles per hour, hail and an isolated tornado possible. Right now, the line ahead of the cold front is moving through east Texas with a severe weather threat for Northern Lousiana near Shreveport. That line will be moving east through Arkansas and Northern Mississi... ....STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. AS THIS LOW GAIN STRENGTH...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD...IT WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA L... After another mild day ahead, but with a potent system developing and moving from the southern plains and into the Mississippi River Valley on Saturday and through Sunday morning. There will be the potential for strong to severe storms Saturday night into early Sunday morning. Damaging winds, hail and heavy rain will be possible. We will keep you updated through the weekend on the latest changes. Here is a quick link t... Based on your crystal ball, when will we have our last freeze of the year?
Carl A... What started as a dismal, dreary day has improved quite a bit over the last hour. The cloud line has shifted south of the metro area, and bright sunshine is now taking its place. Temps will stay in the upper 60 to around 70 mark, and then will start to cool off tonight. Look for clear skies and nice overnight temperatures in the 40s and 50s. More sunny skies tomorrow, with temps in the 70s! Next chance for rain comes in this weekend, w... A few rain showers were showing up on Pinpoint radar this afternoon, and a spotty shower or two is still possible through tonight. We'll see mostly cloudy skies, and temperatures in the sixties tonight. Overnight lows will be in the 50s. More rain showers are likely tomorrow morning, with clouds settling in for the afternoon. Highs on Ash Wednesday around 73. ...Wonderful Weather! We are so lucky to have such great weather for us and all the tourists who are visiting our great city. Temperatures today were in the 60s, and evening temps tonight will be in the 50s. Light jacket weather, as there will be a light breeze through the evening. Mardi Gras: maybe a little fog early in the morning, then partly cloudy skies and very mild! Highs in the low 70s! It will be perfect for early parades...rain ... Much colder today! After highs in the low sixties yesterday, we'll see highs just around 50 today. Look for sunny skies, and a light breeze from the North. Evening temps in the 40s...bundle up.Tonight will be cold too, lows in the low 30s with some light frost possible. Good news for Lundi Gras: much milder, highs in the mid 60s! Our winds will be switching around to the southeast overnight, pushing warmth our way for tomorrow. We wil... Starting off with highs in the lows 60s this Saturday. Mild temperatures this afternoon will give way to windy and cold conditions tonight. A dry weekend for parade goers. Breezy for Saturday ahead and behind a front. Highs will get into the low 60's. With the wind, it will be cool during the afternoon and chilly in the evening once the front comes through. Winds will be from the SW then shift to the NW 12-20 mph. Sunday should have a lot of sunshine. It may start off breezy, but winds should die down by the evening parades. Highs on Sunday in the mid 50's, ... We are under a Freeze Warning both North and South of the lake tonight. North: Hard Freeze, Protect Pipes, People, Pets and Plants South: Light Freeze, Protect People, Pets and Plants It will be in the mid 20s north of the lake, for up to five hours overnight. Take full precautions there. In the city, and south of Lake Ponchartrain, we will be in the ... The cold front has brought in even colder air today, with temperatures actually falling through the day. At 2pm, it is 40 degrees in the French Quarter and WWL-TV's studios, but the wind chill is 29! With mostly cloudy skies, and that stiff Northwest wind, it has been a day to bundle up. Parades tonight will be cold, so take out the hat, scarf, and gloves to catch those throws! And if Valentine's Day has you snuggling up or mak...
...... 9 INJ ...... PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE GROUND SURVEY The worst of the weather is now east of us...moving into Mississippi and Alabama. The tornado watch for SE Louisiana has been allowed to expire, and skies are going to start clearing through the day. A few showers were still being picked up on Pinpoint radar, and a shower or two is possible through the morning commute. Temperatures will be falling through the afternoon, with much colder air expected tonight and tomorrow. Lows tonight ... Early this morning, we have been watching some strong storms out ahead of a cold front. Some of these cells have had rotation, and several tornado warnings have been issued throughout the morning. A Tornado Watch is still in effect until 6am for all of SE Louisiana. A viewer in Metairie called in a report of pea size hail around I-10 and Bonnabel. A Tornado Watch is in effect until 6am Tuesday morning for SE Louisiana. There is the threat of strong damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes. We may see some strong to severe storms overnight tonight. A developing low pressure system over Texas will move over Louisiana tonight, and thunderstorms will break out ahead of the cold front (which is trailing south of the low). A tornado watch has already been issued for areas west of Lafayette until 11pm tonight. The storms (or line of storms) will likely move through in the early morning hours, around 3 or 4am. We could see a few... With a nice start on this Monday and plenty of mild temperatures, with this milder weather will come the development of showers and storms. Expect an increase in clouds by this afternoon as the atmosphere changes from a stable airmass to an unstable airmass overnight and into tomorrow. A low pressure system is already developing in Texas and Oklahoma this moring, and will strengthen while tapping into gulf moisture. A line... Temperatures will once again warm up to the 70s by Tuesday, only to turn around and drop to the 50s by Valentine's Day. The weather did hold out for weekend Carnival parades, temperatures in the upper 50s for Sunday. As far as the rain forecast, a low pressure system and associated cold front will move through the area Tuesday, the best chance of rain is Monday night into Tuesday. ...The good news is.... the chance of rain continues to diminish across SE Louisiana this weekend. A dry front brought cooler temperatures to the region overnight, and expect afternoon highs this Saturday in the low 50s. Overnight temps will be on the chilly side as well, mid 30s on the northshore, low 40s on the southshore. We will see some more cloud cover for your Sunday forecast, with afternoon high temperatures in the upper 50s to 60... For those of you looking for the cold air, it is coming! Slowly, the front is dragging across Louisiana, and temperature behind it are much colder. At 2pm, here are some temps: 78 at Audubon Park That's a 41 degree difference in temperatures just in Louisiana! It will c...
A low will move across the area on Friday and bring a 20% chance for light rain or isol'd showers. It will be cooler than the past two...
A front will pass early Friday bringing a 20% chance for light rain and highs in the lower 60's. There may be some fog tonight and tomorrow night. Wet pattern returns s... Nice sunshine back in the Big Easy and Gulf Coast. Temperatures have responded nicely, and we're in the mid 60s today! We are right smack in between two jet streams: the northern polar jet is over the mid-west, where it is cold and snowy. The southern branch of the jet stream is over the Gulf of Mexico and Florida, where rain showers have been keeping the Sunshine State a little damp. In between sits Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. And all... We started seeing the sunshine late in the day today...with the clouds leaving by the afternoon. More sunshine is expected tomorrow, with bright blue skies...and temps in the 60s! Finally a more seasonable day with the sun around. Temps may be in the 70s by the middle of the week, until a front comes through Thursday night. Cooler for the weekend. ...Temperatures are running 5-10 degrees warmer today than Saturday, but clouds continue to spill into the region, providing for overcast skies for the southshore this morning. Afternoon highs today should be in the mid to upper 50s. Cold air continues to funnel into the region from the north. That will continue for the next few days until a change in the upper air pattern allows a ridge to build in, bringing fair weather and warmer tempe... We still have clouds out there, keeping temperatures in the 40s and edging into the 50s today... but rain is off the coast. That southern stream of moisture, courtesy of El Nino is streaming clouds and rain into the Gulf today. Florida is getting some rain today. A surface high pressure is building in, keeping the atmosphere stable across the SE. That means we have a 5 day pattern of dry weather. Saturday will have clouds & sunshine, ...
Lots of Sunshine for Superbowl Sunday. Upper 20's Sunday morning north of the lake and mid 30's south. Highs around 60. Dry and milder weather for next week. ...We've had several showers pass through the southshore, and a few had embedded thunderstorms. If you find yourself under one of these storms, expect gusty winds and possibly some hail. Rain will continue off and on through tonight, before tapering off tomorrow morning. Temps have been cool today, in the 40s and 50s, with the cloud cover. It will remain cool through the weekend, with the sun coming out Saturday, and sticking around throu... |
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