Showers and thunderstorms are likely after 2 p.m.
What to know: Showers and thunderstorms are likely Sunday (July 16) , mainly after 2 p.m., according to a forecast from the National Weather Service. Mostly cloudy conditions are expected with a 60 percent chance of rain. Winds will be light and variable, 5 to 10 mph, and will be from the east in the afternoon. Sunday night, it will remain mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain.
Temps: High of 89 degrees and low of 77.
No big forecast changes through Tuesday. A daily threat of showers and thunderstorms, mainly late morning through afternoon. #lawx #mswx pic.twitter.com/jox2mv8pMz
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain. High of 87 and low of 77.
Rain?: Thunderstorms are likely Sunday, with a good chance of late morning and afternoon storms continuing at least through Tuesday. Storms are expected to dissipate around sunset in coming days. On Sunday, rainfall amounts of a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, with higher amounts in thunderstorms.
Air quality: Good. Read more.
Tropical weather: Forecasters are tracking a low-pressure trough about 1,000 miles east-southeast of the Windward Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The system is close to dry air, but some slow development is possible over the next few days while it moves westward at 15 to 20 mph. The system has a low chance (20 percent) of forming into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours. Hurricane season started June 1 and ends Nov. 30.
On this day: In 1980, the hottest five-day period ever recorded in New Orleans came to an end. The area had an average high temperature of 99.2 degrees during the five previous days.
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