NWS Radar Is Back, No Rain Around Till Tuesday

Back in December, the NWS announced it was moving their powerful radar from Slidell to Hammond in an effort to better cover the growing Baton Rouge area.  The Mobile radar already covers the Mississippi coast so moving the Slidell radar farther to the west made sense.  Since they're back working, the radar hasn't had any rain to follow.

A lot of Pacific moisture is streaming in from the west, but there is no trigger to provide lift to produce any showers.  That storm off the West Coast is stalled, much like previous storms and we'll have to wait several days for it to kick eastward.  When it does, it'll bring us our next cold front Tuesday night into early Wednesday.  That's when the NWS radar will get a workout.

That severe threat on Monday will shift eastward on Tuesday and weaken.  We are not expecting any severe storms here despite being back into the 80s.

All of the southern states are experiencing Springtime while it's still in the 40s & 50s north of the front.  Dew points (low level moisture) are increasing and you'll notice the different feel to the air since those low dew points (30s & 40s) have retreated to our east.

Tomorrow is a special day for us Christians and the weather should be terrific after some early fog dissipates.  If you're at the Florida beaches, look at this satellite view.

You can see some smoke plumes, but severe clear means you have to use sunscreen!  Finally,

In case you have been in a cave or out of town, one of my competitors, Margaret Orr, retired after 45 years at WDSU.   We salute her and wish her many years of good health during retirement.  That means FOX 8's Bruce Katz is now the Dean (Oldest!) of New Orleans' weathercasters.  Go get 'em Brucie!  Happy Easter & stay tuned!