NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - After several strong and severe thunderstorms tonight, weather improves dramatically for us this week. Some patchy fog will be in place tomorrow, but after mid-morning, it clears, and we are left with sunshine and a high near 70. Mostly clear with patchy fog again Sunday night. Sunny and 70 on Monday with calm winds out of the south. New Year's Eve is Tuesday. Highs rise to 68 in the afternoon. Mostly sunny skies stick around through the day. Cooler and drier air move in, too! Clear skies are expected overnight to ring in the New Year as temperatures fall to into the upper 40s. New Year's Day is also cooler with high only in the upper 50s, sunny skies, and breezy north wind.