textproduct: New Orleans/Baton Rouge

KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1225 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026

- Patchy fog possible this morning, fog potential higher Thursday morning with patchy dense fog possible.

- Above normal temperatures will be in place through Friday, possibly even record breaking temperatures.

- Outside of some possible sprinkles this afternoon no rain in the forecast.

SHORT TERM

(This afternoon through Wednesday) Issued at 1156 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026

The lingering frontal boundary will push through tomorrow. This is expected to be a mostly dry front with a few sprinkles possible Wednesday afternoon. PoPs are generally below 15% for most of the region. Apart from that, the short term forecast will be dry overall with little to no appreciable rainfall. Temperatures will be much warmer than average with highs in the low to mid 80s Thursday and Friday with some locations in the upper 80s Friday. Generally, a warm, but dry forecast.

Some patchy dense fog will be possible Wednesday morning, looking at the models. There will be patches of fog, but it should generally stay above 1SM visibility, so a dense fog advisory was not issued. MSW

LONG TERM

(Wednesday night through Monday) Issued at 1156 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026

Thursday through Monday, high pressure builds over the area, as conditions remain dry overall. Temperatures will be mild with highs in the mid to upper 70s and much less humid on the backside of the frontal system. MSW

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1225 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026

All terminals are in VFR status and for the most part will likely remain in VFR through much of the forecast. At 5z the boundary was already laying back to the northwest running northwest to southeast from northwest LA between LFT and BTR and through GAO. some very patchy fog will be possible southwest of the front where terminals closer to the front may see a slight reduction in vsbys due to BR. Any fog that does try to develop will likely struggle to occur until we can get the current mid/high clouds to push southeast out of the area. There is even a small chance of low stratus impacting the same terminals near and southwest of the front. Due to that we are carrying TEMPO MVFR vsbys for a few terminals and as low as IFR cigs for the same terminals. MCB, ASD, amd GPT have the lowest risk of seeing impacts. /CAB/

MARINE

Issued at 1156 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026

The weak front continues to drift south and should eventually stall near the coast. With that we will see generally light and variable winds through today and tonight. Tomorrow as high pressure becomes a little more established to the northeast we will see return flow set back up over the region. Expect that to continue through the rest of the work week with the next front moving through the region late Friday/early this weekend. MSW

LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

LA...None. GM...None. MS...None. GM...None.