Rain chances drop slightly this evening, as parade times approach.
"There's still a 20 percent chance for an evening shower," said WWL-TV Chief Meteorologist Carl Arredondo. "Your temperatures will fall from the 70s to the 60s."
Carl says there could be some patchy, dense fog forming overnight.
For Saturday, rain chances are 30 to 40 percent, but the rain should be ending by the time the evening parades start. Sunday, however, could bring us some thunderstorms. Sunday's rain chances are 80 percent.
DETAILED FORECASTFRIDAY:Mostly cloudy and mild with a 30% chance for spotty showers or thunderstorms. Highs around 77. Wind W/SW 5-10 mph.
FRIDAY EVENING:Cloudy and mild with a 20% chance for isolated showers. Temperatures falling from 70s to 60s.
FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING:Mostly cloudy and mild with a 10% chance for a shower and patchy dense fog. Lows around 64. Wind S/SW 3-5 mph.
SATURDAY:Morning dense fog, then mostly cloudy and very mild with a 30% chance for spotty showers and storms. Highs around 79. Wind S/SW 6-12 mph.
SATURDAY EVENING:Mostly cloudy and mild with a 20% chance for isolated showers. Temperatures in the 70s.
SUNDAY:Morning dense fog, then mostly cloudy, windy and warm with a 80% chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. A few storms could be strong to severe. Lows around 67. Highs around 80.
SUNDAY EVENING:Cloudy, windy and turning cooler with an 80% chance for showers and thunderstorms. A few could be strong to severe. Temperatures falling to 50s.
MONDAY - LUNDI GRAS:Partly cloudy, breezy and chilly. Chilly lows in 40s, feeling like 30s. Highs around 54, feeling like 40s.
MONDAY EVENING - LUNDI GRAS EVENING:Partly cloudy, breezy and cold. Temperatures in the 40s, feeling like 30s.
TUESDAY - MARDI GRASPlenty of sunshine and chilly. Cold lows north of the lake around 34 with frost, protect plants, pets, people and chilly south of the lake around 40. Highs around 53.
WEDNESDAY - ASH WEDNESDAY:Mostly clear and chilly. Cold lows north of the lake around 32 with a light freeze, protect plants, pets, people and chilly south of the lake around 40. Highs around 56.
THURSDAY:Partly cloudy and milder. Chilly lows north of the lake around 40 and chilly south of the lake around 46. Highs around 67.
