NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A fairly calm weather pattern is expected over the next few days.
High temperatures will continue to top out in the low 90s under partly cloudy skies for the next few days.
Overnight low temperatures will drop into the low 70s for the north shore, while locations south of Lake Pontchartrain generally see mid to upper 70s.
Rain chances remain low, at 40 percent or less, each day for the next several days. A statewide burn ban is in effect for Louisiana as severe drought conditions persist. If there was a day with a bit higher chance it looks like it would be Wednesday as a small front tries to move in to the area.
In the tropics, Hurricane Lee continues moving west through the Atlantic as a very strong storm. Large swells along the East Coast will likely lead to coastal flooding and erosion, rough surf, and dangerous rip currents over the next several days.
The good news is that Lee will not directly impact land over the next week as it slowly turns north before potentially reaching the U.S. mainland. There is a chance the storm could make landfall around Maine or eastern Canada as a much weaker system, but it is too early to make that forecast with any degree of certainty as it is still 7 to 9 days away.
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