Showers, flash flooding possible in Louisiana this weekend. See the forecast for your city.

Forecasters predict that this weekend won’t feature the same as the mild and sunny weather Louisianans enjoyed last weekend.

Cloudy skies and showers are possible across Louisiana Saturday and Sunday. Strong to severe thunderstorms may even bring flash flooding to northern areas of the state, the National Weather Service says.

New Orleans and Baton Rouge are expected to get rainfall Saturday afternoon and into Sunday. Lafayette could get more severe rain than southeast Louisiana, as showers and thunderstorms are expected Saturday afternoon. Excessive rainfall is expected in Shreveport, with up to 3 inches of rain and a chance of flooding this weekend. 

Here is the full forecast for your city.

New Orleans

Saturday: It will be partly cloudy, with highs climbing to 82 degrees. There is a slight chance of showers between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Overnight lows will drop to 66 degrees. It will be mostly cloudy, with a 50% chance of showers after 1 a.m.

Sunday: Cloudy skies and rain are expected throughout the day. Showers are likely before 4 p.m. Daytime highs will be near 69 degrees.

Clear skies and lows of about 55 degrees are expected overnight. 

Baton Rouge

Saturday: Forecasters predict partly cloudy skies, with highs near 48 degrees. There is a low chance of showers after 4 p.m. but those odds will increase overnight with showers and thunderstorms possible. Lows will dip to around 61 degrees.

Sunday: The sun will not make an appearance, as Baton Rouge can expect cloudy skies and a 50% chance of rain before 4 p.m. Highs will be near 66 degrees.

Skies will be mostly clear overnight, and lows will drop to about 49 degrees.

Lafayette

Saturday: Lafayette will have mostly cloudy skies, and highs near 84 degrees. There is a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms at night as lows fall to around 57 degrees.

Sunday: There is a 50% chance of showers before 1 p.m. Daytime highs will be near 67 degrees.

It will be a clear and fairly chilly night. Lows will be around 50 degrees.

Shreveport

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms, paired with winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour, will hit Shreveport, forecasters say. 

There may be 1 to 2 inches of rain, as showers and a thunderstorm are expected to bring heavy rainfall throughout the night. Lows will drop to around 51 degrees.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms are likely before 10 a.m., with a slight chance of rain until 1 p.m. Cloudy skies will gradually clear throughout the day. Daytime highs will be around 67 degrees. 

Night skies will be clear, with lows falling to about 45 degrees.