New Orleans, LA – Thanksgiving travelers across Louisiana could face an increasingly active weather pattern as precipitation chances rise heading into November 18–24, raising concerns about heavy rain, thunderstorms and potentially hazardous highway conditions during the busy holiday travel period.
According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, its November 10 outlook favors above-normal precipitation across Louisiana and much of the central and southern United States from Wednesday, November 18, through Tuesday, November 24.
The widespread precipitation pattern extends from the western United States through the central Plains, Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast. Portions of the nation’s Heartland reach 70–80% probabilities of above-normal precipitation, while Louisiana falls within the broader area favored for wetter-than-normal conditions…