weather in new orleans in february for mardi gras
Mardi Gras day in the Marigny and French Quarter of New Orleans on Tuesday, February 9, 2016. (File photo by Chris Granger, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) (CHRIS GRANGER) Mardi Gras day in New Orleans should be warm and partly cloudy, according to the National Weather Service. There's no rain in today's forecast. The morning should start out with patchy fog before 9 a.m. Then, the National Weather Service said it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 81 and a south wind 10 to 15 mph. We could set a record today for the warmest Mardi Gras. The current record, according to the National Weather Service, is 83 degrees, which was set in 1917 and again in 1932. Tonight, it should be mostly cloudy, with a low around 68 and a south wind of 10 mph.