NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The warm and sunny pattern sticks around for the first half of the week. Afternoons will stay hot, with highs reaching the upper 80s to lower 90s, while mornings remain fairly comfortable. Aside from a few clouds drifting by, rain chances look slim through Tuesday, so it’s another stretch of dry weather.

Changes begin to show up later in the week. While tropical systems out in the Atlantic won’t impact us directly, they’re helping to stir the overall pattern and make things a bit more unsettled. At the same time, lingering energy from last week’s front and another disturbance moving out of the Plains will slide closer to our region. That combination should gradually open the door for more moisture to return. As a result, a few showers may pop up by Thursday, with a be

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