New Orleans weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in New Orleans is expected to be 28°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for New Orleans, Louisiana, USA for more weather parameters.

Saturday
16th May
28

22

7

8
Sunday
17th May
28

22

6

6
Monday
18th May
30

25

5

8
Tuesday
19th May
29

24

6

9
Wednesday
20th May
29

24

7

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 16th May 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Louisiana (New Orleans) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

New Orleans weather forecast by day

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

New Orleans weather for Saturday 16th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in New Orleans, Louisiana with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south.

28
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
10
kph wind from S

New Orleans weather for Sunday 17th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in New Orleans, Louisiana with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 45% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
45
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

New Orleans weather for Monday 18th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in New Orleans, Louisiana with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
15
kph wind from SE

New Orleans weather for Tuesday 19th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in New Orleans, Louisiana with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
55
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SE

New Orleans weather for Wednesday 20th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in New Orleans, Louisiana with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south-east.