New Orleans, Louisiana

Local Time: 7:13 PM CST on December 02, 2009 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 30.0° N 90.1° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Nida (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Mid City Station, New Orleans, Louisiana (PWS)

Updated: 7:13 PM CST on December 02, 2009

54.0 °F

Overcast

Humidity:	70%
Dew Point:	44 °F
Wind:	3.0 mph from the WSW
Wind Gust:	11.0 mph
Pressure:	29.82 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 3100 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	25 ft

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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Audubon Park	This station is not reporting.
	New Orleans Lakefront	55 °F	Overcast	7:07 PM CST
	New Orleans NAS	53 °F	Overcast	6:55 PM CST
	New Orleans	53 °F	Overcast	6:53 PM CST

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KNEW)

67 °F

48 °F

Record (KNEW)

83 °F (2007)

29 °F (1960)

Yesterday

59 °F

48 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 11

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Astronomy

December 2, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:39 AM CST

5:00 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:13 AM CST

5:26 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

5:43 AM CST

5:55 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:14 AM CST

6:24 PM CST

Moon

5:23 PM CST (12/2)

7:04 AM CST (12/2)

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 12m

Length of Day

10h 20m

Tomorrow will be 0m 46s shorter.

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New Orleans, LA

54.0 °F

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at 7:13 PM CST

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 70112

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Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
58° F \| 45° F	54° F \| 38° F	49° F \| 43° F	61° F \| 50° F	65° F \| 54° F
Clear	Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Forecast for Orleans

Updated: 4:08 PM CST on December 2, 2009

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Tonight

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

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Thursday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.

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Friday Night

Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Saturday

Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around 50.

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Saturday Night

Clear. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s.

Sunday

Not as cool. Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.

Sunday Night

Warmer. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of light rain. Near steady temperature in the lower 50s.

Monday

Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light rain. Highs in the upper 60s.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the mid 50s.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 70s.

Tuesday Night

Windy. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the lower 60s.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s.

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Air quality Forecast for New Orleans

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
Current	Good		OZONE
Current	Good		PM2.5
Wednesday	Good		OZONE
Wednesday	Good		PM2.5
Thursday	Good		OZONE
Thursday	Good		PM2.5
Friday	Good		PM2.5
Friday	Good		OZONE
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	Record Report
Statement as of 01:02 am CST on December 02, 2009 ... Record daily maximum rainfall set at New Orleans... a record rainfall of 2.42 inch(es) was set at New Orleans yesterday. This breaks the old record of 1.69 set in 1971.