After a weather forecast that didn’t quite materialize Saturday, southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi will enjoy a balmy Sunday. But National Weather Service officials have warned that a more serious storm system is on the way.
The region saw far less rain than expected yesterday, with the heaviest rainfall staying near Baton Rouge and Hammond. While parts of the northshore picked up over an inch of rain, much of the metro New Orleans area remained mostly dry, despite a storm forecast that canceled the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade and postponed Brews, Boils and Bubbles. A stationary storm system that had been expected to drift east instead stayed in place, sparing the New Orleans area from the worst of the rainfall.
That left behind mostly clear skies and spring-like conditions for Sunday, a relief for attendees of the Gretna Irish-Italian Parade and the rescheduled Brews, Boils and Bubbles festival. Temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-80s this afternoon, and while some scattered showers may pop up, widespread rain isn’t expected…