Sunny today and tomorrow, stormy Thursday

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Look for sunshine and 69 today for a high.

"We will have some wonderful weather today! High pressure will build over us and that will make it sunny," WWL-TV Meteorologist Dave Nussbaum forecasts.  "It will be a milder day with highs in the upper 60s."

Not as cold tonight as the last couple of night.

"Tonight will be clear and chilly with lows in the 40s north and 50s south."

Nussbaum says tomorrow we will climb into the mid 70s for sunny afternoon highs. Things go downhill after that.

"Our weather changes on Thursday as a trough of low pressure and warm front move across the area. These features will set off scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be strong to severe."

He says while the risk is low; we could see damaging winds, hail and a few tornadoes. 

"Heavy rain is also likely."

Highs will be around 78 Thursday.

"A cold front will stall over us on Friday and this will set off more scattered showers and storms. Some heavy rain will be possible. It will be warm and humid with high temperatures in the lower 80s." 

  • Weekend Outlook: We start the weekend with some quiet weather, but it ends stormy. Saturday will be partly cloudy with a slight chance for a shower or storm as a front lingers over us. It will be unseasonably warm and humid with highs in the lower 80s.  Sunday will have a better chance for scattered thunderstorms as an upper-level wave moves along the front. It will be warm and humid with highs still in the lower 80s. The storms continue into Monday before we start to dry out by Tuesday.

Here is a look at the 7 Day Forecast for the New Orleans area: WWLTV #lawx pic.twitter.com/a8TOMDugCM

— Dave Nussbaum WWL-TV (@Dave_Nussbaum) April 2, 2019

Detailed forecast...

TUESDAY:Sunny and mild. Highs around 69. Wind N 5-10 mph.

TONIGHT:Mostly clear and chilly. Lows north around 43 and south around 52. Wind E/NE 3-5 mph.

WEDNESDAY:Mostly sunny, breezy and mild. Highs around 75. Wind SE 8-15 mph.

THURSDAY:Cloudy, breezy, mild and humid with an 80% chance for heavy rain and storms. Some storms could be strong to severe. Lows north around 58 and south around 62. Highs around 78. 

FRIDAY:Sun/cloud mix, breezy, warm and humid with a 40% chance for scattered showers and storms. Lows around 65. Highs around 81.

SATURDAY:Partly cloudy, breezy, warm and humid with a 20% chance for a shower or storm. Lows around 66. Highs around 83. 

SUNDAY:Mostly cloudy, breezy, warm and humid with a 60% chance for scattered showers and storms. Some downpours likely. Lows around 68. Highs around 80.

MONDAY:Mostly cloudy, breezy, warm and humid with a 40% chance for scattered showers and storms. Lows around 66. Highs around 80.