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New Orleans, Louisiana weather · now

84°

Clear

Feels
96°
High / Low
92° / 79°
Wind
25 mph SW
Humidity
84%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 1:00 PM.
ModerateAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate
Sun 6:26 AM 7:44 PM 13h 18m
Moon Waning Crescent 1% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for New Orleans, Louisiana, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 92° with a low near 79°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

92°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

75° 85° 95° ↑ 90° ↓ 79° 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM

  1. 11 PM

    82°

    0%

  2. 1 AM

    81°

    0%

  3. 3 AM

    81°

    2%

  4. 5 AM

    80°

    2%

  5. 7 AM

    79°

    1%

  6. 9 AM

    84°

    2%

  7. 11 AM

    88°

    6%

  8. 1 PM

    90°

    29%

  9. 3 PM

    88°

    22%

  10. 5 PM

    89°

    11%

  11. 7 PM

    87°

    4%

  12. 9 PM

    84°

    3%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/12 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29% 92° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 81° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 80° Mostly Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 80° Mostly Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 80° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 82° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny 3%
    12. 11 AM 88° Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 89° Sunny 10%
    14. 1 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    15. 2 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    16. 3 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    17. 4 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    18. 5 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 11%
    19. 6 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 5%
    20. 7 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 4%
    21. 8 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 84° Mostly Clear 3%
    23. 10 PM 83° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 82° Mostly Clear
  2. Thu 8/13 Sunny 9% 93° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 82° Clear
    2. 1 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 80° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 79° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 81° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 88° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 89° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 91° Sunny 9%
    15. 2 PM 92° Sunny 9%
    16. 3 PM 92° Sunny 9%
    17. 4 PM 93° Sunny 9%
    18. 5 PM 92° Sunny 9%
    19. 6 PM 90° Mostly Clear 9%
    20. 7 PM 89° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 87° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 85° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 83° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 82° Mostly Clear
  3. Fri 8/14 Sunny 1% 95° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 81° Clear
    3. 2 AM 80° Clear
    4. 3 AM 80° Clear
    5. 4 AM 79° Clear
    6. 5 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 78° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 78° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 81° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 90° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 93° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 94° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 95° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 94° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 93° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 91° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 89° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 86° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 84° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear
  4. Sat 8/15 Sunny 4% 95° · 80°
    1. 12 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 81° Clear
    4. 3 AM 81° Clear
    5. 4 AM 81° Clear
    6. 5 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 79° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 79° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 81° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 91° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 92° Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 94° Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 95° Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 95° Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 94° Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 93° Mostly Clear 4%
    20. 7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 2%
    21. 8 PM 90° Mostly Clear 2%
    22. 9 PM 87° Mostly Clear 2%
    23. 10 PM 85° Mostly Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 84° Mostly Clear 2%
  5. Sun 8/16 Sunny 11% 95° · 80°
    1. 12 AM 83° Mostly Clear 2%
    2. 1 AM 83° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 80° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 80° Sunny 5%
    9. 8 AM 82° Sunny 5%
    10. 9 AM 85° Sunny 5%
    11. 10 AM 88° Sunny 5%
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny 5%
    13. 12 PM 91° Sunny 5%
    14. 1 PM 92° Sunny 11%
    15. 2 PM 94° Sunny 11%
    16. 3 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 11%
    17. 4 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 11%
    18. 5 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 11%
    19. 6 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 11%
    20. 7 PM 91° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 89° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 88° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 86° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
  6. Mon 8/17 Sunny 7% 96° · 81°
    1. 12 AM 84° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 83° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 81° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 80° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 83° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 86° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 89° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 93° Sunny 7%
    15. 2 PM 94° Sunny 7%
    16. 3 PM 94° Sunny 7%
    17. 4 PM 95° Sunny 7%
    18. 5 PM 94° Sunny 7%
    19. 6 PM 93° Mostly Clear 7%
    20. 7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 3%
    21. 8 PM 90° Mostly Clear 3%
    22. 9 PM 88° Mostly Clear 3%
    23. 10 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 3%
    24. 11 PM 85° Mostly Clear 3%
  7. Tue 8/18 Sunny 10% 96° · —
    1. 12 AM 85° Mostly Clear 3%
    2. 1 AM 84° Mostly Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 83° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 83° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 82° Mostly Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 82° Mostly Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 81° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 81° Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 83° Sunny 3%
    10. 9 AM 85° Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 88° Sunny 3%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 7% 99° · 80°
  2. Thu 8/20 Drizzle 10% 96° · 79°
  3. Fri 8/21 Thunderstorms 22% 98° · 79°
  4. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 18% 97° · 82°
  5. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 25% 101° · 82°
  6. Mon 8/24 Thunderstorms 29% 96° · 82°
  7. Tue 8/25 Thunderstorms 27% 92° · 78°
  8. Wed 8/26 Drizzle 42% 90° · 78°
  9. Thu 8/27 Cloudy 52% — · —

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

Best day this week

Quiet week — most days look comparable.

Friday, 8/14

Sunny, 95° / 79°

  1. Tomorrow93°77°
  2. Fri95°79°
  3. Sat95°80°
  4. Sun95°80°
  5. Mon96°81°
  6. Tue96°

Best time to head outside

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How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out7 days
  1. Yesterday±2°
    High91°92°-1°
    Low79°81°-2°
  2. Mon, Aug 10±1°
    High90°91°-1°
    Low79°79°0°
  3. Sun, Aug 9pending
    High90°——
    Low79°——
  4. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High90°——
    Low78°——
  5. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High90°——
    Low78°——
  6. Thu, Aug 6pending
    High92°——
    Low78°——
  7. Wed, Aug 5pending
    High93°——
    Low78°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in New Orleans

New Orleans in August typically averages 91° highs and 79° lows, with about 21 days of rain. The hottest stretch is August (average high 91°); the coldest is January (average low 45°). June is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan59°45°13
Feb68°53°13
Mar75°60°12
Apr80°66°15
May82°71°22
Jun88°77°28
Jul89°78°28
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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Other cities in Louisiana

Detailed forecast (NWS)

Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 95. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Forecast details

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