Nicondra Norwood
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Nicondra began her broadcasting career in 1999 with WAKA, the CBS affiliate, in Montgomery, AL. She spent almost six years in Alabama as weekend, then later, morning meteorologist. She is a proud member of the American Meteorological Society, The National Weather Association and The National Association of Black Journalists.
As we head into the later night hours coverage is improving with some areas getting a bit of a break. High temperatures stayed in the middle 80s with all the clouds and rain.You will need to keep a hold on the rain gear for Monday.
There’s plenty of moisture to fuel storms across the region with an upper level low stuck to our west over Texas. The circulation combined with high pressure to the east will continue to push moisture from the Gulf north over the next several days.
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It’s still seasonably warm this Memorial Day weekend, but a cold front is making it feel a bit more pleasant. Saturday saw quite a few clouds and even a spotty storm or two as a frontal boundary pushed through Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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A coastal flood advisory and coastal flood warning for parts of southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf coast is extended into Monday evening as water is slow to drain.
After an active week with lots of rain and a few minor tornadoes high pressure is finally in control and allowing the area to dry out for the most part. Coastal flooding is still an issue with persistent southeast winds as the high settles into place.
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After a spectacular weekend we will kick off the week adding rain back into the forecast. Monday will start out a bit warmer and more humid. Temperatures will start out in the mid to upper 60s and low 70s.
High temperatures remained in the low 80s for Saturday with plenty of sunshine. Sunday will start out rather nicely in the low to mid 60s. Expect humidity to increase during the day with highs in the mid 80s.
Rounds of wet weather continue to push across the region with storms dropping several inches of rain. A Flash Flood Watch continues through Wednesday. The clouds and rain limit temperatures, but in the areas getting breaks and some sun highs are still reaching the 80s.
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After a wonderful Mother’s Day weather will be moving in a bit of a negative direction. Storms developing to the northwest will sink south ahead of a boundary allowing for some heavy down pours particularly north of Lake Pontchartrain. A few individual storms could drop 1″ to 2″ of rain quickly leav
Saturday turned out spectacular and most of Mother’s Day will be just as nice with just a bit more humidity to go along with the warm temperatures in the middle 80s.
We’ll see a break from widespread rain for Monday afternoon with just a couple of spotty showers possible
After a wet start to our Sunday we continue to have a threat of heavy rain in the forecast for the next few days. Warm and muggy air remains across the region with strong winds in the upper levels acting as a trigger to get storms going into the this evening.
We’ve seen a bit of a break on Saturday with little rain and just a few clouds, but that will change as we move into the day on Sunday. Storms will develop west to east as an upper low moves from Texas to the north and east. Looks for some rain to begin mid to late morning.
A weak boundary pushed through the area Friday perking up a few down pours and even allowing a few tropical funnels to develop in the coastal parishes. The Storm Prediction Center placed a level 2 Severe risk for all of Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Sunday.
It looks good, but it does feel good. The muggies have shown up and will stick around with dew points in the 70s for most of the region. Temperatures are also spiking a bit above our long term averages in the middle 80s for high.
Another mostly dry day rain wise expected as we head into Tuesday, but dew points are rising leading to a sticky feel to the air. Muggy conditions will settle in through the middle of the week as dew points rise into the 60s and even 70s before we see another front approaching.
Expect the Sunday’s pleasant weather to roll on through much of the day on Monday. High pressure will keep skies mostly clear and sunny into the afternoon.
After a stormy start to Saturday things calmed down by later in the afternoon and we can expect improving conditions through the evening and overnight. Temperatures were quite warm topping out in the middle 80s as storms moved east and a bit of sun broke through the clouds.
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After a week of wet weather that just half way into the month has rain totals at Armstrong International Airport pushing the into the top five wettest on record we finally get a few days to dry out. High pressure is building across the area and will be firmly in place for Monday.
Passing showers with a few down pours will continue through the overnight, but coverage and intensity should taper down as dry air pushes into the region.
The Storm Prediction Center places the region west and south of Lake Pontchartrain in a level 2 of 5 risk of developing severe storms through the afternoon. Northern and eastern portions are in the level 1 of 5 risk.
After a very nice start we will continue to see more moisture stream into the area on Monday. That will make it feel a bit more muggy and set the foundation for showers and storms to move in as we head into the rest of the week.
Sunday turned out spectacular with plenty of sunshine and feel good air in place. Monday will start out rather pleasant with comfortable morning temps in the low 60s and some 50s. It should stay mostly dry rain wise as well through the day, but by the afternoon high pressure will have shifted east.
Expect showers to continue to diminish into the evening allowing for a drier Sunday. Sunday looks fairly pleasant with some sunshine returning.
Most of the day on Friday was fine with just a few spotty storms staying mostly off shore, but stronger weather moves in overnight. Hold on to your umbrella just in case as it will be possible to run into a downpour through the evening hours. It continues to stay warm and muggy.
The promised heat and humidity is settled across the region with dew points up around 70 degrees meaning there is plenty of moisture around to fuel showers. Most of the activity around today is fairly light and fast splash and dash variety.
The rest of Monday will still be delightful with plenty of sunshine and comfortably warm temperatures.
Beautiful conditions stick around for Monday with plenty of sunshine, but it will be just a tad warmer with more humidity. Expect overnight lows to hold in the 50s for most with afternoon highs back in the 70s.
aster Sunday is expected to be a bit nicer even with temperatures approaching the middle 70s after a cool start in the upper 40s and 50s for sunrise services.
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Most locations saw small rain totals with the cooler air moving in from northwest to the southeast. The temperatures overnight will be quite a bit cooler with lows a good 20 degrees lower in the upper 40s north of Lake Pontchartrain and 50s south.
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Moisture sticks around into the beginning of the work week and could signal another round of fog for the early commute on Monday. Expect a few more showers to push across the region each day.
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