Forecast Details for Westwego, LA

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Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 1pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 86. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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