According to the Mardi Gras Decision Support Page, a web page dedicated to Carnival weather predictions, the New Orleans area has about a 45% chance of rain from 6 a.m. through 11 a.m. Sunday. Chances of rain go up to 64% for 12 p.m. through 5 p.m. and fall to 35% from 6 p.m. through 11 p.m.

Roads and parking lots through downtown Dothan will be closed on Saturday, March 1 for the 10th Krewe of Kolosse Mardi Gras parade. The following roads will be closed between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.: All cars using street parking must be removed before 6:00 a.

The two parades were scheduled to roll on Sunday. Here's how to check the weather forecast for all parade days in the area.

Six Mardi Gras parades are scheduled to roll in the Baton Rouge area this weekend. The best advice if you're going to one or all six: bundle up. Current weather forecasts indicate the temperature will be in the high 30s when the all-female Krewe of Artemis makes its way through downtown starting at 7 p.