National Weather Service Doppler radar is showing a decent sized rain shield located across eastern Louisiana and much of southern Mississippi. Hourly rainfall amounts will generally be around a tenth of an inch per hour or less. However...in areas of heavier rain...up to a quarter inch per hour is possible. Rain and isolated thunderstorms are forecast to continue through the afternoon hours.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the early evening...then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms from mid evening through the overnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. The chance of rain 40 percent.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy in the morning...then mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the early evening. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph becoming light and variable. The chance of rain 10 percent.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds around 5 mph.
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
Mostly sunny in the morning...then partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. The chance of rain 30 percent.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the early evening. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. The chance of rain 20 percent.
Friday
Sunny in the morning...then partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. The chance of rain 30 percent.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Saturday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny in the morning...then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. The chance of rain 30 percent.
Saturday Night
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the early evening. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. The chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. The chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Monday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. The chance of rain 20 percent.
