Forecast Details for New Orleans, LA

Recent Locations: New Orleans, LA  
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus Clouds Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Contrails Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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