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New Orleans, Louisiana – A drier late-winter pattern is expected to take hold across Louisiana heading into early March, increasing the probability that rainfall totals trend below seasonal averages during the Feb. 28 through Mar. 13 timeframe.
According to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center, much of Louisiana carries a 40% to 50% probability of below-normal precipitation in the Week 3-4 outlook. The drier signal spans the Interstate 20 corridor from Shreveport through Monroe, south along Interstate 49 toward Lafayette, and east-west along Interstate 10 from Lake Charles to Baton Rouge and New Orleans…