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New Orleans, LA weather

It is 66°F and clear at New Orleans, New Orleans Lakefront Airport as of Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 60°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:31 PM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

66°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 88% · dew point 63°F

Pressure · visibility

30.19 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at New Orleans, New Orleans Lakefront Airport (KNEW), Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the New Orleans forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LIX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the LIX office near New Orleans.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Louisiana.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for New Orleans (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM65°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 2 AM65°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 3 AM63°FPartly Cloudy0%NE 5 mph
Wed 4 AM62°FMostly Clear0%NE 5 mph
Wed 5 AM61°FPartly Cloudy0%NE 5 mph
Wed 6 AM60°FSunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 7 AM61°FSunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM62°FSunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM65°FSunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 10 AM69°FSunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 11 AM72°FSunny0%NE 10 mph
Wed 12 PM74°FSunny0%NE 10 mph
Wed 1 PM75°FSunny0%E 5 mph
Wed 2 PM76°FMostly Sunny0%E 5 mph
Wed 3 PM77°FSunny0%E 5 mph
Wed 4 PM76°FSunny0%E 5 mph
Wed 5 PM75°FSunny0%E 5 mph
Wed 6 PM74°FClear0%E 5 mph
Wed 7 PM70°FClear0% 0 mph
Wed 8 PM68°FClear0% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM67°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM66°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM65°FClear0% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM65°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in New Orleans can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 60°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 77°F·Low 59°F

Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday

High 78°F·Low 64°F

Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 78°F·Low 68°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

High 79°F·Low 68°F

Showers and thunderstorms likely after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

High 79°F·Low 67°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.

Monday

High 79°F·Low 67°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

High 79°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
New Orleans is served by the National Weather Service LIX forecast office, forecast zone LAZ078, county zone LAC071.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for New Orleans (30.0534, -89.9345), in Orleans Parish. Population: 362,701 (2024 estimate), number 1 of the 17 Louisiana cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KHDC. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/30.0534,-89.9345 (forecast issued Oct 27, 11:31 PM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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