Unusually warm start to the week ahead

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High temps will be ten to twelve degrees above normal today and tomorrow.

"We will have a partly cloudy afternoon with unseasonably mild high temperatures in the lower 70s," WWL-TV Meteorologist Dave Nussbaum forecasts.

He expects 72 degrees today and 74 tomorrow.

"High pressure will build over us on Wednesday and it sticks around through Friday. It will be MUCH COOLER behind the front with highs only in the 50s each day with plenty of sunshine."

There are only slim rain chances each day through Friday.

Here is a look at the 7 Day Forecast for the New Orleans area: WWLTV #lawx pic.twitter.com/EzPm0QEt6b

— Dave Nussbaum WWL-TV (@Dave_Nussbaum) January 7, 2019

Here is Nussbaum's detailed forecast...

TODAY:Partly cloudy and milder. Highs around 72. Wind S 5-10 mph.

TONIGHT:Mostly cloudy and cool with patchy fog. Lows around 59. Wind SW 3-5 mph.

TUESDAY:Mostly cloudy and mild with a 10% chance for an isolated shower. Highs around 74. Wind W 5-10 mph.

WEDNESDAY:Becoming clear, breezy and much cooler. Lows north of the lake around 48 and south around 52.Highs around 60.

THURSDAY:Clear and chilly. Lows north of the lake around 32 with frost and south of the lake around 41. Highs around 54.

FRIDAY:Sun and cloud mix and cool. Lows north of the lake around 35 with frost and south of the lake around 42. Highs around 58.

SATURDAY:Mostly cloudy and cool with a 60% chance for scattered showers. Lows north of the lake around 44 and south around 50. Highs around 62.

SUNDAY:Mostly cloudy and cool with a 20% chance for morning showers. Lows north of the lake around 45 and south around 48. Highs around 58.