Amber Wheeler

New Orleans, United States

Meteorologist at WVUE-TV (New Orleans, LA)

Meteorologist @FOX8NOLA, wife, #dogmom, always hungry. People say I’m nice. AP Award winning, Emmy nominated. NC to ND to LA. Opinions are my own...

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Rain chances offer a brief break from early summer heat

5 days ago | fox8live.com | Amber Wheeler

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An easterly upper atmospheric flow will keep rain chances heightened for parts of this week. Monday will warm to the lower 90s with a 40% chance of rain and storms. That means 40% of the area will see rain. The severe threat remains very low. By Tuesday, a bigger batch of moisture moves in and brings slightly higher rain chances, especially for the south shore.
Heat & isolated storms for Sunday with higher rain chances next week

6 days ago | fox8live.com | Amber Wheeler

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Small storm chances linger through the weekend before a more active setup arrives next week. Sunday will be hot and muggy with highs returning to the low to mid-90s. We may stay just below Heat Advisory criteria, which is a feels-like temperature of 108 degrees or higher. A few sea and lake breeze-driven storms are possible as well on Sunday, with about a 30% chance. A new weather pattern is arriving next week.
How weather could impact LSU’s College World Series finals

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Amber Wheeler

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - All eyes will be watching the LSU Tigers take on Coastal Carolina Saturday, June 21, in Omaha, NE. Onlookers as well as players will have a little heat with gusty winds in Charles Schwab Stadium. This isn’t a high-impact forecast. There are just a few aspects of the weather that may be a nuisance to those watching the game in person, as well as the players on the field.
More storms today, with a bigger threat to arrive Thursday

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Amber Wheeler

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - We continue with our daily hit-or-miss storm threat. The chances will increase for Thursday. Lake and sea breeze driven storms are likely today. A few heavy downpours and gusty winds are possible. But a bigger storm threat will arrive Thursday. We’ll see the daytime-driven storms, but a little energy moving in from the north will provide more lift, which brings a higher storm coverage. Heavy downpours and gusty winds will be our biggest threat.
Storm chances remain high at the start of the work week

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Amber Wheeler

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - This week will start stormy, with rain chances lowering slightly by the end of the week. Monday, highs return to 90 degrees with widely scattered afternoon showers and storms. A few storms may have the potential to become strong to severe with gusty winds. But the bigger hazard will be heavy downpours leading to street flooding. Each day will bring heightened afternoon storm threats at around a 60% chance.
Friday storms to bring heavy downpours

2 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Amber Wheeler

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A bigger storm threat looms over Friday afternoon. Widespread storms are likely later today. Many - but not all - will carry heavy downpours and gusty winds. Isolated street flooding is the biggest concern. Widely scattered storms continue into Saturday. Once again, some storms may bring some heavy downpours. The widely scattered storms will linger into Father’s Day and through much of next week. See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Click Here to report it.
More heat & storms today; higher storm chances for Friday

2 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Amber Wheeler

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - We’re in the middle of a stormy pattern... and it appears to continue and even ramp up for the Father’s Day weekend. A few spotty afternoon storms are in the forecast again today, with highs returning to the lower 80s. As with any summertime storm, gusty winds, heavy downpours, and frequent lightning will be the biggest threats. The storm chances are heightened for Friday through Sunday as several storm complexes attempt to make their way through Southeast Louisiana.
Prepare for a stormy week ahead

2 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Amber Wheeler

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The weather pattern is changing, and it brings daily chances for rain and storms all week. As the heat ridge we’ve been under breaks down, more storms will start to arrive. Monday morning, scattered storms will arrive from the west. A few may move through during the morning commute. Expect another round of pop-up storms by the afternoon with highs returning to the lower 90s. A few storms may be strong to severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.
Heat, humidity, and spotty storms continue Sunday

2 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Amber Wheeler

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - We’re in the middle of the hottest weekend of the year... so far. Expect more of the same for Sunday as highs return to the mid-90s. The heat index will once again soar to around 103 to 108 degrees. Spotty storms will bring brief heat relief to some at about a 30% chance. A stormier pattern sets up for the next work week. Each day will have a chance for storms, with the highest chances from Tuesday to Thursday.
Near record heat and humidity for the weekend

3 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Amber Wheeler

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - We’re heading into a hot weekend with bigger storm chances arriving next week. Expect today to be similar to yesterday. Highs return to the lower 90s with heat index values in the lower 100s. Spotty storms will pop up this afternoon at around a 30% chance. But the heat and humidity continue to rise for the weekend. Highs soar to the mid-90s with heat index values peaking at 106 degrees. Spotty storms again for Saturday, which means keep an eye on your FOX 8 radar.