Watch Hurricane Nate Live: Webcams In New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, LA — New Orleans residents were advised to hunker down by 3 p.m. Saturday in preparation for Hurricane Nate, but they can still watch the hurricane on various webcams placed around the city. The current Category 1 storm is expected to strengthen to a Category 2 storm as it churns toward landfall.

Conditions are expected to quickly deteriorate, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday. (Sign up for newsletters and real-time news alerts from New Orleans Patch, or find your local Louisiana Patch here. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

New Orleans is expected to experience its worst conditions between 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service said at a Saturday afternoon news conference. Winds reaching 105 mph and storm surges of up to 11 feet are expected to be the main threats.

The following webcams offer a look at current conditions around New Orleans.

City cam
Port of New Orleans
French Quarter
City skyline
Westbank cam

Workers close the floodgate separating St. Bernard Parish from the East Bank of Plaquemines Parish, in Violet, Louisiana, in preparation for Hurricane Nate, expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast, Saturday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)