We are riding the weather roller coaster the rest of this week.
"A warming trend starts today," WWL-TV Meteorologist Dave Nussbaum told us. "The strong cold front will move through on Saturday."
He says we have a slight chance for showers today and tomorrow with highs in the upper 60s today and mid 70s tomorrow.
The front brings much more rain for Saturday.
"This will bring us a squall line of showers and storms. Some of the storms could be strong to possibly severe," Nussbaum explained. "The main threat is damaging winds, but I can't rule out a tornado or waterspout. Heavy rain is also likely and we could pick up about an inch."
He says ahead of the front it will be windy with highs around 70.
"Sunday will be much colder and windy with a mix of sun and clouds. The latest models are not showing as cold of an air mass, so high temperatures will only be in the upper 40s, but the wind will make it feel like the 30s."
Monday morning gets even colder.
Here is a look at the 7 Day Forecast for the New Orleans area: WWLTV #lawx pic.twitter.com/B4uMLNG1yW
— Dave Nussbaum WWL-TV (@Dave_Nussbaum) January 17, 2019The detailed forecast...
TODAY:Mostly cloudy and milder with a 30% chance for spotty showers. Highs around 68. Wind S 6-12 mph.
TONIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING:Mostly cloudy and cool with a 20% chance for isolated showers and patchy dense fog. Lows around 57. Wind SW 3-5 mph.
FRIDAY:Patchy morning dense fog, Then mostly cloudy and mild with a 20% chance for isolated showers. Highs around 73. Wind S/SW 6-12 mph.
SATURDAY:Mostly cloudy, windy and mild with a 100% chance for showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be strong to severe and contain heavy rain. Lows around 62. Highs around 70.
SUNDAY:Partly cloudy, windy and much colder. Lows north of the lake around 38 feeling like 20s, protect pets, people, and south of the lake around 39 feeling like 20s protect pets and people. Highs around 48, feeling like 30s.
MONDAY - MLK JR DAY:Clear and cool. Cold lows north of the lake around 30 with a light freeze, protect plants, pets, people, and south of the lake around 37 with frost, protect plants and pets. Highs around 57.
TUESDAY:Mostly cloudy, breezy, and milder with a 40% chance for scattered showers or thunderstorms. Chilly lows north of the lake around 48 and cool south of the lake around 52. Highs around 65.
WEDNESDAY:Mostly cloudy, breezy and cooler with a 60% chance for morning showers. Lows in 40s, feeling like 30s. Highs around 55.
