Nicondra Norwood
Meteorologist
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Fox 8 WVUE Meteorologist Nicondra Norwood loves serving her home region. The Gramercy native began her broadcasting career in Montgomery, AL. Followed by a few years in Memphis, TN before returning home to New Orleans in 2007.
Nicondra’s love for weather began at an early age from her first science project on evaporation to bringing hurricane tracking charts to present to the class with every storm. Inspired by her mother a Science teacher and grandmother’s love for education Nicondra graduated as Valedictorian from Lutcher High School in St. James Parish. She is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Mississippi State University with a degree in Meteorology and a minor in Communications.
Nicondra’s greatest professional joy is passing on that legacy with school talks, station tours and mentoring future meteorologists.
Her husband LeVar Lewis is a native Louisianan from St. Charles Parish. They are proud residents of Kenner where they look forward to raising their son Gage.
In her free time, she loves dancing and getting together with friends and family and supporting numerous charitable organizations.
She is a member of the American Meteorological Society, The National Weather Association, The New Orleans Press Club, and The National Association of Black Journalists where she holds an executive board position on the Weather and Climate Task Force and served as a previous president, treasurer and current vice-president of the local chapter the New Orleans Association of Black Journalists.
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Over the weekend as tropical development comes together along the east coast another surge of dry air pushes in that will dampen rain chances again through the weekend.
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Highs will once again reach the low 90s across the region. We will feel a bit more of the humidity into the weekend.
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We are going to experience a slow rise in moisture over the next several days, but rain chances remain slim.
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Expect highs in the low 90s once again, but with dew points in the lower 60s it will be less humid through the afternoon.
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It will still be muggy for Friday night football with temps in the 80s and overnight lows in the middle 70s.
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Temperatures will rise into the low 90s once again. Heading into the weekend another trough will push a front near the area allowing for daily shower chances.
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A frontal boundary is sinking south across the region bringing rain chances up through southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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Wednesday brings better rain chances as the next deep trough pushes south and will allow for more coverage.
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Rain chance still remain on the lower side with only about 20 percent coverage for the next couple of days.
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Once the boundary pushes well south into the evening we will feel a bit less muggy especially heading into the mornings and the hot afternoons will be a bit more comfortable.
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Storms will develop as the front approaches just in time for after school car pool and activities.
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An isolated storm is possible, but most locations will stay dry through the afternoon. A weak boundary pushes through Thursday bringing a slightly better chance for rain.
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Temperatures stay warm in the low to middle 90s through the week with a passing shower or storm possible each day.
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Keep rain gear around for all of your outdoor events this weekend. It won’t be raining everywhere all the time, but about 60 percent coverage means that many will have a shot at getting a good soaking shower.
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Rain chances will ramp up as we head into the weekend with moisture returning to the region.
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Expect plenty of sunshine and dry conditions locally with highs still warm in the middle 90s.
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The big weather headline is Hurricane Idalia making its way towards the Florida coast. Our old trough is also protecting our region from seeing major effects from Idalia.
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The north central Gulf Coast is primed for a break from the scorching heat with a return to more typical summer weather with highs in the low to middle 90s. The circulation around Idalia will actually keep us in a drier northeast breeze mid-week.
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High pressure will remain in control through at least Monday before the strong high we’ve dealt with slides west with a trough pushing a front south across the region.
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Keep up with the full heat precautions as the ridge of high pressure holds on through the weekend. There are some indications we see a shift in the high to the west towards the start of next week and a cold front head in our direction.
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The all time record high temperature of 102 degrees was set at New Orleans International Airport on August 22, 1980. Records from that site goes back to 1946. It’s likely we will see that temperature this afternoon.
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Highs will once again hover around the 100 degree mark and mostly dry conditions stick around through the weekend ahead. The all time record high at New Orleans International airport is 102 degrees. It’s likely we will at least meet that on Wednesday.
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The showers, clouds and wind are helping keep today’s temperatures in check with highs expected to reach the low 90s south of the lake. We will likely see warmer conditions farther inland.
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Expect high temperatures to rise into the upper 90s with feels like temperatures in the triple digits prompting a heat advisory across all of southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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Unfortunately all good things must end. We will see the muggies return in force by late Thursday afternoon with afternoon temperatures just a bit warmer in the middle 90s.
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After an unprecedented stretch of heat the anticipated high of 92 with low humidity will feel nicer, but by the late afternoon Thursday into the evening moisture begins to return.
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Highs today will still be incredibly hot and even possibly a degree or two hotter as the force of the front wedges the more moist air ahead of it. Expect triple digits again for most locations before a few thunderstorms are triggered late afternoon into the evening.
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There is some real hope for a break come the middle of the week. Late Tuesday a cold front should arrive to bring drier air into the region on northerly winds.
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We are on a stretch of setting record highs that already extends a week. It is likely to go on through the weekend as well.
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An ongoing heat streak will pick up again heading into the weekend with several days likely making it to near the 100 degree mark again.
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Today will have a similar set up with only a bit of shower activity at about 20% coverage
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There is a bit of potential to see a storm or two develop late in the afternoon that would provide a bit of cooling, but the entire area has already endured many hours of triple digit feels like temperatures.
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Highs reached the 100 degree mark both Saturday and Sunday. Monday afternoon is likely to make the mark as well.
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The forecast calls for several days in a row to top 100 with upper 90s for highs through the end of the week.
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A few down pours are possible, but expect limited coverage of only about 20 percent.
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Rising heat into the afternoon will help storms develop across the region heading into the afternoon.
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The later start for clouds and rain will allow temperatures to warm up quickly.
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A few heavy down pours are likely with some isolated areas seeing 1 to 2 inches of rain.
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We will see a few heavy down pours that could lead to isolated flooding.
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Some isolated down pours could dump 2 to 3 inches of rain in a short period of time.
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It won’t be raining all day, everywhere, but most locations should get a much needed soaking of at least an inch.
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Early in the day we will likely heat up into the middle 90s, but an area of disturbed weather just off the Texas coast will circulate around high pressure to our southeast bringing better rain chances for the afternoon.
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High temperatures will still make it into the low 90s, but with the clouds the rise is happening quite a bit more slowly.
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Passing showers continue across the area with cloud cover and a few heavy down pours increasing coverage into the afternoon and keeping highs a bit less hot.
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Rain and clouds should help manage temperatures on this Fourth of July holiday. Passing showers continue across the area with cloud cover and a few heavy down pours increasing coverage into the afternoon.
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Expect high temperatures in the upper 90s again for Saturday afternoon with high humidity.
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Thursday’s high temperature reached the forecasted 100 degree mark at New Orleans International Airport, and Friday we remain on track to see a repeat.
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High humidity in concert with the high temperatures puts feels like conditions in the 110-115 plus range at peak heating times in the afternoon.
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High pressure will dominate the weather through the week ahead prompting hot temperatures in the upper 90s near the 100 degree mark.
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Dew points near 80 will keep heat indices in the 108-115 range as high humidity makes it difficult for sweat to evaporate. The heat trend will continue through the week.
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