New Orleans, LA – Breezy air and scattered clouds will mark the calm before a wetter, more active stretch across southeast Louisiana this weekend. By late Saturday, a new front sliding in from Texas will bring showers and possible thunderstorms, making for slippery roads and slower travel for post-Thanksgiving commuters heading home.
According to the National Weather Service in New Orleans, rain chances climb to 60% by Sunday, with showers becoming more widespread through the day. Some heavier pockets of rainfall may briefly reduce visibility on I-10 and I-12, particularly between Baton Rouge and Slidell. While flooding isn’t expected, travelers should anticipate wet roadways, gusty crosswinds, and occasional ponding in low-lying areas.
Saturday’s high will reach near 71°F, but temperatures begin to ease behind the front, dipping toward the upper 40s by Monday morning. The first full week of December is shaping up to be notably cooler across much of the South, with NOAA highlighting below-normal temperatures spreading into Louisiana and the lower Mississippi Valley.
Residents planning outdoor holiday activities should keep rain gear close through Sunday and prepare for breezy, cooler days ahead as a stronger early December cold snap begins to settle across the central and eastern U.S.
Five-Day Outlook (New Orleans, LA)
Friday: Mostly sunny, high 59°F.
Saturday: Increasing clouds, rain chance late, high 71°F.
Sunday: Showers likely, high 70°F.
Monday: Chance of storms early, high 80°F.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy, high 73°F.
