AND AS TRAVERS MENTIONED, IT’S GOING TO GET A LOT COLDER TOMORROW MORNING. HERE’S JIM SY ON WHAT WE DO HAVE A WARMING TREND IN OUR FORECAST TOMORROW AFTERNOON. I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE POSITIVE STUFF THAT’S GOING TO BE HAPPENING IN THE WEATHER. BUT LOOK AT THAT NORTHERLY WIND. YOU CAN SEE THE WAVES CRASHING ASHORE RIGHT NOW. OUR PONTCHARTRAIN CONSERVANCY CAMERA SHOWING US THE SKIES ARE VERY CLEAR. THAT’S THE WAY THEY’RE GOING TO STAY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. COLD WEATHER WARNING, EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR US THROUGH NOON TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE IN THE TEENS ON THE NORTH SHORE. IT MAY FEEL AS COLD AS 12 OR 13 FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING, BUT BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON, I THINK IT’S GOING TO START TO FEEL A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE. HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW THESE ARE YOUR ACTUAL TEMPERATURES, NOT THE WIND CHILL FACTOR. IT’S 38. IN BOGALUSA, 36 IN BATON ROUGE. WE STRUGGLED TO GET UP TO 40 DEGREES IN SOME SPOTS, AND OUR 5:00 BROADCAST WILL SHOW YOU THE HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY. I THINK A FEW OF OUR CITIES WERE ONLY IN THE UPPER 30S. THERE’S THAT NORTHERLY WIND MAKING IT FEEL EXTRA COLD. NORTHERLY WINDS AT TEN, 15, EVEN 25MPH. IF YOU’RE VERY CLOSE TO THE WATER. AND SO THE WIND CHILL FACTOR, IT’S BELOW FREEZING IN A LOT OF SPOTS. THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE. 28 BATON ROUGE. 28 BOGALUSA 34 IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE RIGHT NOW IN GULFPORT. NOW THESE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AT LOUIS ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AND I SHOW YOU THIS BECAUSE IF YOU’RE WATCHING OUR BROADCAST, IT’S 6 A.M. YESTERDAY MORNING, AUBRY KILLION AND I WERE ON THE AIR BRIGHT AND EARLY. THE DEW POINT WAS AT 69. NOW IT’S AT 19. SO NOT ONLY IS IT COLDER AIR, IT’S MUCH DRIER AIR THAT’S IN PLACE NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AT ABOUT 15MPH. THAT WIND IS STILL GOING TO BE A FACTOR FOR US THIS EVENING, BUT IT SHOULD BE GETTING A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER BY TOMORROW MORNING. RIGHT HERE ON THE MOST RECENT SATELLITE VIEW. WHAT WE’RE ACTUALLY PICKING UP ON HERE IN THE INFRARED SATELLITE VIEW, THAT’S ACTUALLY THE COLD AIR THAT’S IN PLACE IN THE GULF. HIGH PRESSURE BRINGING DOWN ALL THAT COLD AIR FROM THE NORTH. AND IT COULD BE WORSE. CHECK OUT CHICAGO. MY KIND OF TOWN. NOT REALLY. NOT WHEN IT’S EIGHT DEGREES I-12. RIGHT NOW IN THE TWIN CITIES, THIS COLD AIR MASS MAKING ITS WAY FARTHER TO THE EAST. AND WE DO HAVE A WARMING TREND THAT KICKS IN TOMORROW, BUT THEN IT GETS DERAILED AGAIN BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT BY THE END OF THE WEEK. NOW LET’S SHOW YOU THE WIND CHILL FACTORS THIS EVENING. IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT AFTER SUNSET. HERE WE ARE ABOUT EIGHT 9:00 TONIGHT. IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE THE LOW 20S. SO IF YOU’RE DOING ANYTHING THIS EVENING, DO IT EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURES. THIS IS WHERE WE THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE. 17 BOGALUSA 19 IN HAMMOND. THE WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER, 3 TO 5MPH COULD HAVE A WIND CHILL FACTOR. MID TO LOW TEENS ON THE NORTH SHORE. BUT HERE IS THE WARMING TREND TOMORROW AFTERNOON. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE IN THE UPPER 40S EVEN CLOSE TO 50 DEGREES. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS START TO MOVE IN FOR US OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. STILL GOING TO BE BELOW FREEZING WEDNESDAY MORNING ON THE NORTH SHORE, PROBABLY LOW TO MID 30S IN THE METRO, SO CLOSE TO FREEZING. AND THEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OKAY, HERE’S YOUR WARMING TREND KICKING INTO A HIGHER GEAR. MID 50S. SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE BY WEDNESDAY. TONIGHT EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT. IT’S IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY. CLEAR AND BREEZY. VERY COLD TEENS FOR THE NORTH SHORE, 20S EVERYWHERE ELSE. OBVIOUSLY. TAKE ALL THE PRECAUTIONS TONIGHT. SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW. BREEZY AND WARMER. THERE YOU GO. HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 40S. WITHOUT THE WIND, I THINK IT’S GOING TO FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE. NOW. LOOK AT HOW THE COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH FOR US ON FRIDAY. HERE’S YOUR WARMING TREND. 57 THURSDAY. BUT THEN THE COLD FRONT PROBABLY GOING TO MOVE THROUGH LATE MORNING, EARLY AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SO WE GET COLD AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. BITT
Pelicans rookies Derik Queen & Jeremiah Fears selected for NBA Rising Stars Game at All-Star Weekend
Updated: 6:37 PM CST Jan 26, 2026
The NBA announced today that Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears and center Derik Queen have been selected to compete in the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars, which will take place on Friday, Feb.13 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles as part of NBA All-Star 2026. The Rising Stars format will feature a three-game mini tournament among four teams consisting of 10 NBA rookies, 11 NBA sophomores and seven NBA G League players. The 21 NBA players, selected by NBA assistant coaches, will be drafted onto three seven-player teams. The seven NBA G League players, selected by the league office, will comprise the fourth team.Fears, 6-4, 183, who was selected seventh overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, is averaging 13.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals while shooting .435 from the floor and .809 from the free throw line. Fears ranks fifth in points per game (13.7) and third in steals per game (1.2) among all rookies. Fears is one of four rookies with nine or more 20-point games this season. Queen, 6-10, 248, who was selected 13thoverall in the 2025 NBA Draft, is averaging 12.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.9 blocks while converting .487 from the floor and .786 from the free throw line. Queen leads all rookies in total rebounds (346), total assists (204) and field goal percentage (.487). The Baltimore native is one of 15 NBA players to post multiple triple-doubles this season and is the only rookie to have at least one triple-double. Fears and Queen become the 12thand 13th players in New Orleans franchise history to participate in the Rookie Challenge/Rising Stars Game, joining Chris Paul, Anthony Davis, Buddy Hield, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Nicolò Melli, Zion Williamson, Herb Jones, Jose Alvarado, Trey Murphy III, Dyson Daniels, Jordan Hawkins and Yves Missi.
NEW ORLEANS —
The NBA announced today that Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears and center Derik Queen have been selected to compete in the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars, which will take place on Friday, Feb.13 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles as part of NBA All-Star 2026.
The Rising Stars format will feature a three-game mini tournament among four teams consisting of 10 NBA rookies, 11 NBA sophomores and seven NBA G League players. The 21 NBA players, selected by NBA assistant coaches, will be drafted onto three seven-player teams. The seven NBA G League players, selected by the league office, will comprise the fourth team.
Fears, 6-4, 183, who was selected seventh overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, is averaging 13.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals while shooting .435 from the floor and .809 from the free throw line. Fears ranks fifth in points per game (13.7) and third in steals per game (1.2) among all rookies. Fears is one of four rookies with nine or more 20-point games this season.
Queen, 6-10, 248, who was selected 13thoverall in the 2025 NBA Draft, is averaging 12.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.9 blocks while converting .487 from the floor and .786 from the free throw line. Queen leads all rookies in total rebounds (346), total assists (204) and field goal percentage (.487). The Baltimore native is one of 15 NBA players to post multiple triple-doubles this season and is the only rookie to have at least one triple-double.
Fears and Queen become the 12thand 13th players in New Orleans franchise history to participate in the Rookie Challenge/Rising Stars Game, joining Chris Paul, Anthony Davis, Buddy Hield, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Nicolò Melli, Zion Williamson, Herb Jones, Jose Alvarado, Trey Murphy III, Dyson Daniels, Jordan Hawkins and Yves Missi.