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Current conditions, a local map, an hour-by-hour outlook and a seven-day forecast for New Orleans.

New Orleans weather right now

Today: Mainly clear, 74°F now. High 81° / low 70°, dry.
Tomorrow: Overcast, 80° / 69°, 69% rain chance.
This weekend: Sat 74° 69% rain, Sun 86°

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Today’s briefing

Clear sky and dry. High 81°F, low 70°F.

Automated summary based on live conditions

74°

Mainly clear · feels like 76°

H / L: 81° / 70°
Humidity: 75%
Wind: 9 mph NE
UV index: 3.5 · High
Sunrise: 06:57
Sunset: 18:37

Live weather snapshot feed · Updated 9:45 am local time

Hourly forecast

Next 24 hours

Now 74°
11am 79°
12pm 80°
1pm 81°
2pm 81°
3pm 81°
4pm 80°
5pm 78°
6pm 77°
7pm 75°
8pm 74°
9pm 74°
10pm 73°
11pm 73°
12am 73°
1am 72°
2am 71° 12%
3am 71°
4am 72°
5am 73°
6am 72°
7am 72°
8am 72°
9am 75°

Map

New Orleans weather map

City centre

Rain radar by RainViewer. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Daily outlook

Seven-day forecast

Today Overcast 81°70° 5% rain
Fri Overcast 80°69° 69% rain
Sat Drizzle 74°68° 69% rain
Sun Clear sky 86°66° 3% rain
Mon Overcast 91°72° 9% rain
Tue Mainly clear 92°73° 7% rain
Wed Mainly clear 93°74° 5% rain

Health and comfort

Air quality, pollen and comfort

UV index 3.5 Max 6, High

Air quality 30, Low European AQI

Wind 9 mph NE

Humidity 75% Humidity

Pressure 1012 hPa Pressure

Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 18:37

Precipitation 0 mm 5% chance of rain today

Data quality

How this forecast is built

Current conditions and the seven-day forecast come from Open-Meteo, with the cached weather snapshot feed as a fallback. Times are shown in America/Chicago and temperatures use °F.

Weather questions

Plan your day in New Orleans

What is the weather in New Orleans today?

Mainly clear and 74°. The forecast high is 81° and the low is 70°.

Will it rain in New Orleans today?

The highest rain chance shown for today is 5%, with 0 mm shown for current conditions.

What is the UV index in New Orleans?

The current UV index is 3.5, with a forecast maximum of 6. The level is High.

What time are sunrise and sunset in New Orleans?

Sunrise is at 06:57 and sunset is at 18:37, local time.

Where does the New Orleans forecast come from?

Conditions and forecasts use Open-Meteo. Available air quality and pollen readings use CAMS data.

Plan your day

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Weather by Open-Meteo through the cached weather snapshot feed. Air quality and pollen via CAMS.