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Derek Sibley

New Orleans

Weekend Morning Meteorologist at WDSU-TV (New Orleans, LA)

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  • 3 days ago | wdsu.com | Derek Sibley

    GORGEOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ONLY A FEW OF US LOOKING AT SOME SHOWERS. IT’S REALLY NOT BOTHERING A WHOLE LOT OF US, THOUGH. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE THERE LOTS OF MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. BUT WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME PUFFY CUMULUS CLOUDS. THEY’RE BUILDING INTO THE DISTANCE. LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK NOW AT THE BIGGER PICTURE. YOU CAN SEE JUST SOME SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS CURRENTLY POPPING UP ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA RIGHT NOW. AND OVERALL, AGAIN, JUST KIND OF HIT AND MISS.

  • 4 days ago | wdsu.com | Derek Sibley

    COULD EVEN BE MORE ARRESTS. WEATHER WAS LOOKING GORGEOUS HERE TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. MIXED CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE AND ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE EVENING. COULD EVEN SEE ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF THAT AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE SHORTLY, BUT RIGHT NOW, THE BIGGER PICTURE ZOOMED IN LOCALLY TO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. YOU CAN SEE THAT SPINNING MOTION THERE.

  • 5 days ago | wdsu.com | Derek Sibley

    Heavy rain is falling across the New Orleans Metro, and several parishes are at risk for flash flooding. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Jefferson Parish, New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish and St. Bernard Parish until 6 p.m.A Flood Advisory is in effect until 6:30 p.m. for Slidell. Watch live weather coverage in the video player above.

  • 5 days ago | wdsu.com | Derek Sibley

    VIOLENCE. TIME NOW, 1245. AND LET’S GET A CHECK OF THAT FORECAST FOR YOU. NOW, ON THIS ALERT DAY. AND AGAIN, WE’RE ALREADY SEEING THE REMNANTS OF THOSE REALLY STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE LAKE BEHIND YOU, DEREK. CERTAINLY WISHING PULLING UP A LOT OF WAVES. YEAH. THAT’S BECAUSE WE’RE SEEING A NORTH WIND COMING STRAIGHT DOWN TOWARDS LAKEFRONT ON THE SOUTH SHORE. AND WE’RE SEEING THE WHITECAPS AND THE WAVES CRASHING THERE ON THE SHORE.

  • 6 days ago | wdsu.com | Derek Sibley

    GUYS. EVERYTHING LOOKING QUIET WEATHER WISE FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. BUT THAT’S GOING TO SOON CHANGE THOUGH, AS EARLY AS TOMORROW AS SOME VERY WET WEATHER IS SET TO IMPACT US HERE YET AGAIN. NOW LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES AND SHOW YOU WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE BIGGER PICTURE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT A LOT OF THE MOISTURE, MAINLY SOUTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. BUT THERE’S A LOT MORE COMING BECAUSE WE’RE TRACKING THIS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HERE OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

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Derek Sibley
Derek Sibley @SibleyDerek
14 May 25

Starting Thursday the NHC will begin issuing their tropical weather outlooks 4 times per day over a 7 day period until the end of hurricane season on Nov 30th. It's not a forecast track. These only show chances where a system could develop. Will be updating these as they come. https://t.co/oxfVtxzsw2

Derek Sibley
Derek Sibley @SibleyDerek
13 May 25

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Derek Sibley
Derek Sibley @SibleyDerek
13 May 25

This is why we love @BigOShow 😂 https://t.co/IYlhWT1XGl