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New Orleans, Louisiana weather · now

84°

Clear

Feels
94°
High / Low
92° / 80°
Wind
12 mph ESE
Humidity
79%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 11:00 AM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 61% · 2 PM

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GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassHighWeedLow
Sun 6:07 AM 8:04 PM 13h 57m
Moon Waning Crescent 19% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for New Orleans, Louisiana, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect showers and thunderstorms likely today. Today's high is 92° with a low near 80°.

What to wear today

Rain jacket and umbrella

Plan for showers (61%). Skip cotton or anything that dries slow.

Next 24 hours

75° 85° 95° ↑ 90° ↓ 80° 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM

  1. 7 AM

    80°

    10%

  2. 9 AM

    85°

    8%

  3. 11 AM

    89°

    36%

  4. 1 PM

    90°

    60%

  5. 3 PM

    90°

    49%

  6. 5 PM

    89°

    39%

  7. 7 PM

    87°

    13%

  8. 9 PM

    84°

    3%

  9. 11 PM

    83°

    2%

  10. 1 AM

    82°

    3%

  11. 3 AM

    81°

    4%

  12. 5 AM

    81°

    9%

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7 days

  1. Today 7/10 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61% 92° · 80°
    1. 8 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 9%
    2. 9 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 8%
    3. 10 AM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    4. 11 AM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    5. 12 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    6. 1 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    7. 2 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    8. 3 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    9. 4 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 45%
    10. 5 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    11. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    12. 7 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 13%
    13. 8 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 9%
    14. 9 PM 84° Mostly Clear 3%
    15. 10 PM 83° Mostly Clear 2%
    16. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear 2%
  2. Sat 7/11 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66% 92° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 82° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 82° Mostly Clear 3%
    3. 2 AM 82° Mostly Clear 4%
    4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Clear 4%
    5. 4 AM 81° Mostly Clear 8%
    6. 5 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 9%
    7. 6 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 7%
    8. 7 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 8%
    9. 8 AM 83° Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 14%
    11. 10 AM 88° Sunny 14%
    12. 11 AM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    13. 12 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    14. 1 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    15. 2 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    16. 3 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    17. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    18. 5 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    19. 6 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    20. 7 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 11%
    21. 8 PM 84° Mostly Clear 11%
    22. 9 PM 83° Mostly Clear 11%
    23. 10 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 11%
    24. 11 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 11%
  3. Sun 7/12 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 88% 90° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 11%
    2. 1 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 7%
    3. 2 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 7%
    4. 3 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 7%
    5. 4 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 7%
    6. 5 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 7%
    7. 6 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 7%
    8. 7 AM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    9. 8 AM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    10. 9 AM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    11. 10 AM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    12. 11 AM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    13. 12 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    14. 1 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    15. 2 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    16. 3 PM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    17. 4 PM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    18. 5 PM 86° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    19. 6 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    20. 7 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    21. 8 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    22. 9 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    23. 10 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    24. 11 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
  4. Mon 7/13 Showers And Thunderstorms 93% 87° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    2. 1 AM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    3. 2 AM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    4. 3 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    5. 4 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    6. 5 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    7. 6 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    8. 7 AM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms 93%
    9. 8 AM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms 93%
    10. 9 AM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms 93%
    11. 10 AM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms 93%
    12. 11 AM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms 93%
    13. 12 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms 93%
    14. 1 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms 89%
    15. 2 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms 89%
    16. 3 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms 89%
    17. 4 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms 89%
    18. 5 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms 89%
    19. 6 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms 89%
    20. 7 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    21. 8 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    22. 9 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    23. 10 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    24. 11 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
  5. Tue 7/14 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66% 86° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    2. 1 AM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    3. 2 AM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    4. 3 AM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    5. 4 AM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    6. 5 AM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    7. 6 AM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    8. 7 AM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    9. 8 AM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    10. 9 AM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    11. 10 AM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    12. 11 AM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    13. 12 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    14. 1 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    15. 2 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    16. 3 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    17. 4 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    18. 5 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    19. 6 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    20. 7 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    21. 8 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    22. 9 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    23. 10 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    24. 11 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
  6. Wed 7/15 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42% 90° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    2. 1 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    3. 2 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    4. 3 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    5. 4 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    6. 5 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    7. 6 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    8. 7 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    9. 8 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    10. 9 AM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    11. 10 AM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    12. 11 AM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    13. 12 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    14. 1 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    15. 2 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    16. 3 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    17. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    18. 5 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    19. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    20. 7 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 13%
    21. 8 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 13%
    22. 9 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 13%
    23. 10 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 13%
    24. 11 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 13%
  7. Thu 7/16 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25% 91° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 13%
    2. 1 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 9%
    3. 2 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 9%
    4. 3 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 9%
    5. 4 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 9%
    6. 5 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 9%
    7. 6 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 9%
    8. 7 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    9. 8 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    10. 9 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    11. 10 AM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    12. 11 AM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    13. 12 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    14. 1 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    15. 2 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    16. 3 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    17. 4 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    18. 5 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    19. 6 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Fri 7/17 Cloudy 22% 97° · 80°
  2. Sat 7/18 Cloudy 21% 97° · 79°
  3. Sun 7/19 Cloudy 30% 97° · 80°
  4. Mon 7/20 Cloudy 27% 97° · 80°
  5. Tue 7/21 Cloudy 45% 98° · 80°
  6. Wed 7/22 Drizzle 48% 98° · 80°
  7. Thu 7/23 Drizzle 50% 92° · 78°
  8. Fri 7/24 Thunderstorms 40% 90° · 79°
  9. Sat 7/25 Cloudy 52% 97° · 79°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

No standout day in the next week — every day has trade-offs.

Thursday, 7/16

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 91° / 79°

  1. Tomorrow92°79°
  2. Sun90°78°
  3. Mon87°75°
  4. Tue86°77°
  5. Wed90°78°
  6. Thu91°79°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 78°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (21%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Good74 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 78°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (21%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 80°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic8 AM

    comfortable at 83°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
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Climate normals

What weather to expect in New Orleans

New Orleans in July typically averages 89° highs and 78° lows, with about 27 days of rain. The hottest stretch is August (average high 91°); the coldest is January (average low 45°).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan59°45°13
Feb68°53°13
Mar75°60°12
Apr80°66°15
May82°71°22
Jun88°77°28
Jul89°78°27
Aug91°79°21
Sep86°75°16
Oct80°68°9
Nov73°61°13
Dec65°52°12

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Mostly sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 106. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Mostly sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 106. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely between 7am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
LIX 68,88
Radar station
KHDC
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
29.951, -90.072