Parade Forecast: Wonderful weather for Tuesday and Wednesday. Isolated shower chance by Thursday.
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — After the nearly non-stop rain on Sunday, dry and gorgeous weather for the parades that were rescheduled to today!
Mostly clear conditions this evening with temperatures dropping into the mid 60s by the parades kick off this evening! Parades start uptown at 5:30 p.m. Krewe of Femme Fatale will start at the intersection of Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street, the Krewe of Carrollton follows, then the Krewe of King Arthur.
Tomorrow will be similar to today with mostly sunny conditions, high temperatures in the low 70s! Gorgeous weather for evening parades starting with the Krewe of Nandi on the Westbank at 6:00, followed by Druids in Uptown New Orleans at 6:15 and Alla follows.
Thursday we start off cloudy as a weak cold front moves in. Isolated rain showers are possible through the mid-day into early afternoon. Right now, I'm maintaining rain chance of 10-20%.
Parades will not have any weather related issues that evening! Temperatures for Thursday evening parades in the low 60s, so a light jacket may be needed.
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