BRIE JACKSON NBC NEWS. WELL, WE’RE STARTING OFF WITH CLEAR SKIES, AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT COOL. AND A COUPLE OF SPOTS FEELS A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. AND I THINK IN SOME CITIES, SOME LOCATIONS YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER A JACKET. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE CURRENT TEMPERATURES. RIGHT NOW WE’RE IN THE UPPER 40S. NOW IF YOU’RE JUST GOING OUT TO THE CAR AND HEADING OUT TO WORK, AND YOU’RE ONLY GOING TO BE OUTSIDE FOR A MINUTE OR TWO, OKAY, MAYBE YOU DON’T NEED A JACKET IN BOGALUSA OR HAMMOND. HOWEVER, KIDS WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL BUS, IF YOU’RE WALKING TO WORK OR YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. A JACKET NOT A BAD IDEA. NOW IT’S WARMER AND HOUMA 56. THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE THERE. HOWEVER, A COOL 50 RIGHT NOW IN BELLE CHASSE 50 IN GALLIANO. THAT’S PROBABLY JACKET WEATHER AS WELL. HERE’S ONE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TODAY AND YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY WE SAW THE WINDS INCREASING. MATTER OF FACT, WE HAD SOME GUSTS UP CLOSE TO 40MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. AND I WAS WALKING HOME THROUGH THE CBD. IT WAS ACTUALLY ONE POINT WHERE I HAD TO PUT MY HAND ON A BUILDING BECAUSE ONE OF THOSE GUSTS ALMOST TOOK ME OFF MY FEET FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. WELL, TODAY THE WINDS ARE GOING TO BE MUCH, MUCH LIGHTER. AS A MATTER OF FACT, CHECK OUT THE CURRENT WINDS, EXCEPT AT THE LAKE WHERE YOU’D EXPECT IT TO BE WINDIER EVERYONE ELSE WITH WINDS AT ABOUT 3 TO 5MPH. HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR CURRENT CONDITIONS AT LOUIS ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. OUR DEW POINT TEMPERATURE HAS ACTUALLY GONE DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT. I’LL SHOW YOU WHY THAT IS HERE IN JUST A MOMENT. 63 DEGREES. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE AIRPORT WINDS FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT SIX MILES PER HOUR. HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN. AND WHEN THE HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED CLOSE TO YOU, IT USUALLY MEANS THE WINDS ARE GOING TO BE VERY LIGHT. WHEN I USED TO GO WATER SKIING IN DECATUR, ILLINOIS, WHEN THE H WAS RIGHT OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS, WE KNEW THE WINDS WERE GOING TO BE DEAD CALM. NOW OUR WINDS AREN’T GOING TO BE CALM, BUT THEY’RE GOING TO BE VERY, VERY LIGHT DUE TO THAT HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN AT THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. HERE’S THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWING US THAT THE ATMOSPHERE IS STILL VERY DRY ALOFT, BUT THE MOISTURE IS GOING TO BE ON THE INCREASE. SO LET’S TAKE YOU THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WE’RE STARTING A LITTLE BIT COOL TODAY, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE A VERY QUICK WARM UP. HIGH TEMPERATURE IS GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE MID MAYBE UPPER 70S IN MANY SPOTS. YOU’RE LOOKING FOR CLOUD COVER. YOU’RE NOT FINDING ANY CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES TONIGHT FOR THE DINNER TEMPERATURE. VERY VERY COMFORTABLE. THERE. AGAIN IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOL WITH SOME 40S TOMORROW MORNING ON THE NORTH SHORE. BUT THE AFTERNOON A LITTLE BIT WARMER AS WE’LL GET UP NEAR 80 DEGREES. AND THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES FOR US THROUGH SUNDAY AS WE’LL START IN THE UPPER 50S. BUT THE AFTERNOON HIGH SUNDAY IS GOING TO MAKE IT INTO THE LOW 80S. NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN. HERE IT IS. WELL, IT’S NOT GOING TO BE HERE TILL MAYBE FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK. AND THAT CHANCE FOR RAIN IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY SLIM. SUNNY SKIES, NOT AS BREEZY TODAY. VERY VERY NICE. VERY COMFORTABLE. HIGH HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S TONIGHT. MAINLY CLEAR SKIES, LIGHT WINDS. YES, A COOL START ON THE NORTH SHORE AND THEN YOUR SATURDAY. LOOKING GOOD. SUNNY SKIES, A LITTLE BIT WARMER, A LITTLE MORE HUMID BUT STILL GREAT. I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO NOTICE THE HUMIDITY ON SUNDAY, BECAUSE WE’LL GET UP TO 82 FOR THE HIGH THERE. WE STAY DRY, BUT IT GETS A LITTLE HUMID, A LITTLE FOGGY IN THE MORNING STARTING TUESDAY. AND WEDNESDAY. TH