Houma's temperature dropped to freezing around 1 p.m. today, but strong 15-20 mph winds made it feel like 21 degrees, the National Weather Service said.
Houma and Thibodaux's temperatures dropped to freezing between noon and 1 p.m. today, but strong 15-20 mph winds made it feel like 21 degrees, the National Weather Service said.
Here's the National Weather Service forecast as of 2 p.m.:
Rain and sleet are expected before 3 p.m., then rain or freezing rain. Temperatures will remain around 3 degrees for the rest of the day, with a wind chill as low as 18.
Daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation is expected.
Tonight: Freezing rain and sleet likely before midnight, then a chance of snow and sleet. Cloudy, with a low around 23 degrees and a wind chill as low as 11. Blustery, with a north wind 15-20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday: Occasional snow flurries before noon. Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 36. Wind chill as low as 11. North wind 10-15 mph.
Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 5-10 mph.
Thursday night: Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 8 a.m. Areas of fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 66.