New Orleans, LA – The Crescent City wakes to mild breezes and clear skies this Friday morning — perfect parade weather for now — but clouds are gathering on the horizon. A broad Gulf disturbance is on track to lift north this weekend, bringing a wet, stormy turn to southeast Louisiana’s late October pattern.
Friday stays beautiful, with sunshine and highs near 82°F, a gentle northeast wind, and no immediate weather worries. By Friday night, clouds increase, signaling the leading edge of a more humid air mass pushing in from the Gulf.
The National Weather Service in New Orleans expects showers and scattered thunderstorms to develop by Saturday afternoon, spreading across metro New Orleans and the Northshore by evening. Rain chances reach 40–60%, and a few storms could produce brief heavy rain and lightning. Winds shift from east to southeast, gusting near 20 mph at times.
By Sunday, moisture deepens with widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms — a wet, muggy day across Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany Parishes. Expect highs in the upper 70s with slower travel possible on I-10, I-610, and Causeway routes.
Rain tapers late Sunday, leaving partly sunny skies and near-80°F warmth by Monday, followed by a drier pattern Tuesday and Wednesday.
After all, it’s a fitting prelude to Halloween week — mild, unsettled, and just cool enough in the evenings to make you wonder if fall will finally take hold before the candy bowls empty next Friday.
