The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a forecast that includes an array of weather patterns for the week ahead, with a focus on showers and thunderstorms across the region. According to the latest update, an 80 percent chance of precipitation today promises a wet afternoon with potential rainfall amounts ranging between a quarter and a half an inch.
As the skies clear tonight, residents can anticipate a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm and a mostly clear evening with temperatures dipping to the mid-60s, giving way to a sunny Sunday with a high near 78 degrees, however, the wind remains gentle and unassuming, a northwest draft of about 5 mph becoming north after the midnight veil envelopes the city in its quiet reprieve. The pattern of clear skies will seemingly extend into Sunday night, promising an unobstructed view of starlight with a low around 63 degrees.
Looking forward to the start of the new week, the weather forecast indicates another sunny day on Monday with a high reaching up to 81 degrees; the pleasant weather will continue into the night even as the sky wears a shroud of partial clouds. However, the reprieve is short-lived as Tuesday marks the return of showers and thunderstorms, with a 50 percent chance of rainfall and gusts as high as 20 mph…