Cool mornings and mild afternoons before the coldest air of the season arrives this weekend

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A dry start to the week through Tuesday. Then Tuesday night a weak disturbance brings a low end (20%) of a shower into Wednesday morning. The we see clouds and some sun through the week, as the coldest air of the season arrives Friday through Sunday.

A cold front is on the way late Wednesday into Thursday morning, and it looks like a dry passage for most.

A nice stretch of weather through the week. A very low shower chance overnight Tuesday. Then dry through the weekend. This weekend the coldest air of the season arrives . FIRST ALERT: North shore Saturday & Sunday mornings 35-38° w/ some patchy frost possible. Lows south 44-48°. pic.twitter.com/c3CHuEWoC3

— Bruce Katz (@BruceKatzFOX8) November 9, 2026

Clouds clear out quickly behind it. The coldest air lags the front by several hours, so Thursday’s high might come in the morning, with temperatures falling through the afternoon. Winds ramp up behind the front as well, and Small Craft Advisory conditions are likely on the coastal waters from Thursday night into Saturday.

As we head into the weekend, this will be the first real cold shot of the fall. Highs only reach the mid-60s Friday with a breezy north wind, and Saturday won’t be any warmer, though the wind eases. Lows could dip into the 30s across the northern half of the area.

Your weather authority is putting out a FIRST ALERT for the potential of some patches of frost possible in some spots, well north especially in the Pearl and Pascagoula river basins, and Saturday morning carries the better chance. A freeze is a low probability. Beyond Sunday, a long stretch of mild to gradually warmer temps and dry weather settles back in.

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