Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give up habits for 40 days.

Mardi Gras is going to be a rough one weather-wise for the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas, with the threat of dangerously high winds arriving early and thunderstorms in the afternoon, including the possibility of a few tornadoes and even hail, the National Weather Service says.

The latest data for your Lundi Gras forecast show p0ssible fog and a temperature around 62. Then partly to mostly cloudy skies and an afternoon high temperature of 72. There is now a 30% chance of scattered showers and a possible thunderstorm during the entire day.