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Mardi Gras day will bring fairly nice conditions. Mostly cloudy skies early this morning, but we should see more sun this afternoon. Temperatures warm into the upper 60s to lower 70s by afternoon.

We round out Mardi Gras season with a rather warm week. Partly to mostly sunny days and mostly cloudy nights will continue through Thursday night. A chance of showers, and perhaps a few thunderstorms will be possible Friday and Saturday. Highs today will primarily be in the lower 70s, then mainly upper 70s and lower 80s the rest of the week, although areas right along the coast will be several degrees cooler in the afternoons. Wednesday morning lows will be upper 50s and lower 60s, then mainly in the 60s the rest of the week. Maybe some cooler weather Sunday into early next week.

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Location	Time (CST)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Baton Rouge LA	13:53	Overcast	10	69	55	60	S 7	-	30.06
Biloxi MS	13:55	Overcast	10	66	57	71	SE 12	-	30.08
Gulfport MS	13:53	Overcast	10	67	58	72	SE 13	-	30.10
Hammond LA	13:55	Overcast	10	68	59	73	SSE 9	-	30.07
Houma LA	13:47	Partly Cloudy	7	73	60	64	SSE 14	-	30.07
McComb MS	13:53	Overcast	10	68	54	60	S 10	-	30.06
New Orleans LA	13:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	72	58	61	SSE 10G22	-	30.06
Slidell La	13:53	Overcast	10	71	57	61	SE 10	-	30.07