FAIRLY QUIET DAY. WE GOT A DOWNPOUR IN THE CITY RIGHT ABOUT EARLY AFTERNOON, AND WE’RE STILL TRACKING A COUPLE OF ISOLATED DOWNPOURS HERE TONIGHT. NO LIGHTNING OUT OF ANY OF THESE. THERE’S QUITE THE LIGHTNING SHOW OVER SOME OF THE RIVER PARISHES WEST OF NEW ORLEANS EARLIER TONIGHT. BUT THOSE STORMS HAVE REALLY DIED DOWN. I’LL SHOW YOU WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. THE LAST LINGERING DOWNPOURS RIGHT AROUND LUTCHER, RIGHT AROUND PAULINE. IN SOME CASES YOU CAN FIND THAT WE’VE GOT THOSE WELL, WEST ON THE WAY TO GONZALES AND A COUPLE COUPLE DOWNPOURS AS WE HEAD SAINT TAMMANY PARISH WAY AND EVEN PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. THIS WAS THE LAST OF THE CLUSTER OF STORMS THAT HAD A LOT OF LIGHTNING EARLIER IN THE EVENING. HOURS WERE IN BETWEEN VACHERIE HERE, LUTCHER BELMONT. GET AN EVEN CLOSER. YOU CAN SEE THE COMMUNITY. PAULINE IS WITHIN HERE TO NORTH VACHERIE. WE GO BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED AND WE GOT A COUPLE OF DOWNPOURS. SAINT TAMMANY PARISH, SPEAKING OF SAINT TAMMANY, BIG BRANCH LACOMBE, TALISHEEK AND MAYBE OVER SUN. GOT A LITTLE FADING SHOWER IN JUST WEST OF POPLARVILLE. THE LAST OF THE RAIN HERE TONIGHT. WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR REAL TIME TEMPERATURES? WELL, NOT TOO BAD, BUT IT’S TYPICAL AT THE TIME OF THE YEAR. WE’RE WORKING IN 85 AT LAKEFRONT. THAT’S THE STEAMIEST SPOT WITH BURAS MATCHING 82 BOGALUSA SLIDELL 81 TO 80 HERE IN TOWN. AND OF COURSE, WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY FEELS EVEN HOTTER. DEW POINT AT LAKEFRONT ALMOST 80. IF YOU’VE GOT POOL PLANS THIS WEEKEND, IF YOU’VE GOT BEACH PLANS THIS WEEKEND, WELL, UNFORTUNATELY YOU MIGHT HAVE TO DODGE SOME STORMS. YOU KNOW HOW THE GOING IS. IF YOU FIND THE LIGHTNING, THEN YOU GOT TO WAIT 30 MINUTES TILL AFTER THE LAST BOLT OR THUNDER, SO THIS MAY BE TOUGH TO GET. POOL TIME AND EVEN THE BEACHES WANT YOU TO BE REALLY CAREFUL IF YOU’VE GOT PLANS MOVING EAST FROM MISSISSIPPI TO THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA, YOU CAN SEE THE RAIN CHANCES THIS WEEKEND AND THEN COMING IN NEXT WEEK. OH YES, WE’VE GOT BACK TO SCHOOL NEXT WEEK FOR SOME THINKING OF RAIN GEAR FOR THE KIDS, AND I THINK IT’S MOST LIKELY YOU’LL NEED THOSE TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY BECAUSE THE RAIN CHANCES ENHANCE THIS WEEKEND AS WE’VE GOT A SYSTEM MOVING NORTHWARD HERE FOR US. AND THIS IS COURTESY OF A WEAK FRONT. YES, INTO AUGUST. BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO BRING US ANY RELIEF. THE NORTH SHORE, FARTHEST CLOSE TO THE MISSISSIPPI BORDER, MAYBE A VERY SLIGHT DROP IN SOME DEW POINTS COMING IN FOR BOGALUSA IS WHAT I’VE SEEN WITH SOME OF THE DATA. BUT AS FOR TEMPERATURES GOING DOWN, NO SHOT AT THAT TEMPERATURES TOMORROW MORNING. WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? 70 TO ABOUT 83. AROUND THE LAKE. STORM CHANCES TOMORROW. I’VE GOT WIDELY SCATTERED STORMS AND SOME OF THE DATA STILL ON A POINT THAT IT’S MORE NIGHTTIME. SATURDAY NIGHT COULD SEE THE STORMS MOVING IN. THIS MEANS SATCHMO SUMMERFEST AND EVEN WHITE LINEN NIGHT COULD BOTH FIND SOME STORMS. BUT WITH STORMS, I LIMIT THOSE HIGH TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO 90 AND THE TYPICAL HIGHS 92 FOR THE TIME OF THE YEAR. IF YOU’RE PLANNING SATCHMO SUMMERFEST RAIN GEAR, FINDING A PLACE TO GO, THE STORMS DO ARRIVE AND THEN WHITE LINEN NIGHT TO YOU’VE GOT A CHANCE OF STORMS 5 TO 6 HEADING INTO SUNDAY. I’VE GOT SCATTERED STORMS HERE TOO. YOU CAN SEE THE STORMS STICK AROUND, AND I’VE GOT AT LEAST A 90 DEGREE DAY YET AGAIN. 9192, IN SATCHMO SUMMERFEST THAT HAVE RAIN GEAR YET AGAIN. EXTEND THE FORECAST OUT. WE HAVE FEWER STORMS MONDAY, A LITTLE HOTTER, BUT THEN TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY BACK TO SCATTERED STORMS AND THEN WINDING DOWN AS WE WORK FRIDAY INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. LET’S CHECK TROPICS HERE. FOR US, IT IS REALLY BEEN QUIET AND YOU CAN SEE WE’VE GOT LAND DRIVEN STORMS COMING OUT TO THE GULF, BUT NOTHING THERE. SAME THING. JAMAICA, QUIET. THE STORMS FADED AS HE WENT TO THE GULF. NOTHING IN THE CARIBBEAN, BUT WE HAVE FOUND A SERIES OF STORMS FROM AFRICA THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE ATLANTIC. THOSE COULD TURN INTO SOME TROPICAL WAVES. AND AS I STARTED OFF THE WEEK, WE GOT TO TUESDAY TO SHOW AN EXTENDED FORECAST, NOTHING OF THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, BUT THERE IS A LONG RANGE OUTLOOK OFF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. MORE LIKELY, AND THEN TO THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC, WHERE WE MIGHT FIND AT LEAST A CHANCE OF SOME STORMS. HERE’S WDSU FIRST WARNING WEATHER, SEVEN DAY FORECAST, AND IT COULD BE A STORMIER WEEKEND DODGING THEM HERE AND THERE. BUT IT SHOULDN’T BE

Monitoring weekend storms in your New Orleans climate forecast

Storms will likely be probably on each Saturday and Sunday and will influence out of doors weekend occasions

Up to date: 10:29 PM CDT Aug 1, 2025

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A weak entrance will close to this weekend bringing scattered showers and storms that would influence occasions comparable to Satchmo Summerfest and White Linen Night time in your New Orleans climate forecast.LOCAL FORECAST:The weekend begins off round 75 alongside the Northshore, to 77 to round 83 over the South Shore and alongside the lake and coast.Storms are probably on Saturday as a weakening entrance nears Southeast Louisiana. Frequent lightning, domestically heavy rain, and gusty winds are doable.Highs will likely be held nearer to 90 with anticipated cloud cowl from thunderstorms.Scattered storms are probably via Sunday too. Frequent lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds are doable as effectively.Excessive temperatures will likely be held nearer to 90.EXTENDED FORECAST:Storms return to be extra remoted in protection on Monday, however are likelier by Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday of subsequent week.TROPICAL FORECAST:There is no outlook space over the following seven days in any Atlantic Basin together with the Gulf, Caribbean, or better Atlantic.EXTENDED FORECAST:Scattered storms are probably on Saturday and Sunday that would influence out of doors occasions comparable to Satchmo Summerfest and White Linen Night time. Storms are additionally probably on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday of subsequent week.Be protected, maintain cool, and keep dry, however have an excellent weekend!- Devon

A weak entrance will close to this weekend bringing scattered showers and storms that would influence occasions comparable to Satchmo Summerfest and White Linen Night time in your New Orleans climate forecast.

LOCAL FORECAST:

The weekend begins off round 75 alongside the Northshore, to 77 to round 83 over the South Shore and alongside the lake and coast.

Storms are probably on Saturday as a weakening entrance nears Southeast Louisiana. Frequent lightning, domestically heavy rain, and gusty winds are doable.

Highs will likely be held nearer to 90 with anticipated cloud cowl from thunderstorms.

Scattered storms are probably via Sunday too.

Frequent lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds are doable as effectively.

Excessive temperatures will likely be held nearer to 90.

EXTENDED FORECAST:

Storms return to be extra remoted in protection on Monday, however are likelier by Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday of subsequent week.

TROPICAL FORECAST:

There is no outlook space over the following seven days in any Atlantic Basin together with the Gulf, Caribbean, or better Atlantic.

EXTENDED FORECAST:

Scattered storms are probably on Saturday and Sunday that would influence out of doors occasions comparable to Satchmo Summerfest and White Linen Night time. Storms are additionally probably on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday of subsequent week.

Be protected, maintain cool, and keep dry, however have an excellent weekend!
– Devon