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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: Clear sky, 80°F now. High 97° / low 78°, dry.
Tomorrow: Light drizzle, 96° / 79°, 43% rain chance.
This weekend: Sat 95° 42% rain, Sun 94° 51% rain

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Today’s briefing

Clear sky and dry. High 97°F, low 78°F.

Automated summary based on live conditions

80°

Clear sky · feels like 89°

H / L: 97° / 78°
Humidity: 86%
Wind: 5 mph W
UV index: 0 · Very high
Sunrise: 06:17
Sunset: 19:55

Live weather snapshot feed · Updated 1:00 am local time

Hourly forecast

Next 24 hours

Now 80°
2am 79°
3am 79°
4am 78°
5am 78°
6am 78°
7am 78°
8am 81°
9am 84°
10am 86°
11am 88°
12pm 91°
1pm 94°
2pm 94°
3pm 95°
4pm 96°
5pm 97°
6pm 96°
7pm 93°
8pm 88°
9pm 86°
10pm 83°
11pm 82°
12am 81°

Map

New Orleans weather map

City centre

Rain radar by RainViewer. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Daily outlook

Seven-day forecast

Today Overcast 97°78° 8% rain
Thu Light drizzle 96°79° 43% rain
Fri Overcast 98°80° 43% rain
Sat Thunderstorm 95°75° 42% rain
Sun Thunderstorm 94°77° 51% rain
Mon Overcast 94°76° 42% rain
Tue Drizzle 94°77° 38% rain

Health and comfort

Air quality, pollen and comfort

UV index 0 Max 9, Very high

Air quality 27, Low European AQI

Wind 5 mph W

Humidity 86% Humidity

Pressure 1008 hPa Pressure

Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 19:55

Precipitation 0 mm 8% 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?

Clear sky and 80°. The forecast high is 97° and the low is 78°.

Will it rain in New Orleans today?

The highest rain chance shown for today is 8%, with 0 mm shown for current conditions.

What is the UV index in New Orleans?

The current UV index is 0, with a forecast maximum of 9. The level is Very high.

What time are sunrise and sunset in New Orleans?

Sunrise is at 06:17 and sunset is at 19:55, 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.