New Orleans weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in New Orleans is expected to be 84°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for New Orleans, Louisiana, USA for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
20th May
84

77

5

UV8
Thursday
21st May
82

75

5

UV9
Friday
22nd May
82

75

5

UV3
Saturday
23rd May
84

75

5

UV4
Sunday
24th May
82

77

3

UV10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 20th May 2026 GMT

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New Orleans weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for New Orleans for the next 5 days.

New Orleans weather for Wednesday 20th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in New Orleans, Louisiana with a maximum temperature of 84°F, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 78% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 3 mph from the south-east.

84
°F maximum temperature
77
°F minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
UV8
UV index (Very High)
78
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
3
mph wind from SE

New Orleans weather for Thursday 21st May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in New Orleans, Louisiana with a maximum temperature of 82°F, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 5 mph from the south-east.

82
°F maximum temperature
75
°F minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
UV9
UV index (Very High)
68
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
5
mph wind from SE

New Orleans weather for Friday 22nd May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in New Orleans, Louisiana with a maximum temperature of 82°F, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 6 mph from the south.

82
°F maximum temperature
75
°F minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
UV3
UV index (Moderate)
81
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
6
mph wind from S

New Orleans weather for Saturday 23rd May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in New Orleans, Louisiana with a maximum temperature of 84°F, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 4 mph from the south.

84
°F maximum temperature
75
°F minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
UV4
UV index (Moderate)
70
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
4
mph wind from S

New Orleans weather for Sunday 24th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in New Orleans, Louisiana with a maximum temperature of 82°F, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 6 mph from the south.