Hank Allen

New Orleans

Chief Meteorologist at WGNO-TV (New Orleans, LA)

Chief Meteorologist at @WGNOtv. Trying to be a simple man. Dislike hype, excess, wrong info. Here talking weather, sports, finance, cocktails, travel, and naps

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Beautiful today but rain on the way

1 week ago | wgno.com | Hank Allen

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — We have a beautiful day on tap to start out the week but enjoy it because much more unsettled weather will move in over the next few days. Low humidity will stick around through much of the afternoon Monday with highs only around 80-82. Clouds begin to move in late today and tonight. Rain chances come back tomorrow and last through much of the week. This looks like a situation where we see several rounds of rain over the next 3-5 days, but it won’t be raining the whole time.
Isolated severe storms possible tonight

1 week ago | wgno.com | Hank Allen

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Storms will move through the area tonight and bring the potential for severe weather. This area of rain is currently moving through Texas and will likely get to our area after midnight. We could see a few isolated showers and storms develop this evening ahead of that main batch. Currently the SPC has a level two severe threat over our area for tonight into early Saturday. The main threat with these storms will be strong wind gusts.
Rain chance highest on Saturday

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hank Allen

Hank AllenFri, May 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM UTC1 min readNEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A more active pattern moves in over the next couple of days as a cold front from the west sinks south into the area. Jefferson Parish celebrates 200 years with Bicentennial Ball On Friday, the frontal boundary is approaching, but it still looks like a relatively low rain chance through much of the day with temperatures in the mid 80s.
Showers coming later into the week

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Hank Allen

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A more active pattern moves in over the next couple of days as a cold front from the west sinks south into the area. We will start Thursday with a weakening cluster of storms, moving in from the west. Most of this activity fades out before reaching our area, but we could see a few storms on the western side of the area through the morning. Otherwise, the rest of Thursday looks fairly quiet on the South Shore with just isolated showers.
Rain chances come back later in the week

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Hank Allen

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — We stay a little warmer tonight but still see some upper 60s on the north shore Wednesday morning with low to mid 70s south. Afternoon temperatures will once again climb into the mid to upper 80s. It looks like we will stay dry through at least Wednesday. Chances of any pop up storms are very low. Mid to upper 80s will continue for afternoon temps through the middle of the week. By the end of the week a cold front starts to move into the area.
Tuesday looks like a repeat of Monday

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Hank Allen

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Look for a carbon copy of Monday as we go through Tuesday. We will see some clouds by late morning and early afternoon but those will clear out for mostly sunny conditions shortly after. Temperatures will once again climb into the mid to upper 80s. It looks like we will stay dry through at least Wednesday. Chances of any pop up storms are very low. Mid to upper 80s will continue for afternoon temps through the middle of the week.
Warm and sunny start to the week

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Hank Allen

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It feels a little nicer Monday morning thanks to slightly lower humidity around the area. Temperatures are going to warm fairly quickly into the mid 80s by the afternoon with mostly sunny conditions. Expect a breeze out of the southeast at 10-15. It looks like we will stay dry through at least Wednesday. Chances of any pop up storms are very low. Mid to upper 80s will continue for afternoon temps through the middle of the week.
Friday night storms but overall hot

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Hank Allen

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Isolated storms are moving south Friday evening and will be producing heavy rain and gusty winds. Small hail is also possible. Once this rain tapers off tonight we will be mostly dry for the next several days. More late-spring weather is on the way through early next week. Expect highs in the mid to upper 80s with overnight lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. Some areas could see 90 by the end of the weekend.
Warm and muggy for a while

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Hank Allen

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — More warm and muggy weather is on the way through the weekend. Any rain around the area will taper off Thursday evening and we will see lows in the low 70s tonight. Friday will be mostly dry around the area. There will still be a chance for some isolated storms but better chances will stay just west and north. Look for highs in the mid 80s with a breeze out of the south at 15-20. More late-spring weather is on the way through early next week.
Rain ends this evening but redevelops Tuesday

3 weeks ago | wgno.com | Hank Allen

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Locally heavy downpours Monday afternoon have created areas of street flooding that will slowly improve through the evening. Watch for areas through New Orleans East in the short term and as always remember not to drive through water covered roadways. Storms will likely fire up again on Tuesday with a front stalled over the area. This could lead to a similar situation where we see heavy downpours that don’t move much. This could create street flooding once again.