New Orleans Station, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Orleans Station weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers48%0.31″95°76°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers42%0.41″90°76°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail77%—95°75°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle43%—96°76°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm22%—98°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy25%—98°77°0°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail36%—89°77°-9°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 41 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New Orleans Station at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — New Orleans Station
- Sun95°76°48%
- Mon90°76°42%
- Tue95°75°77%
- Wed96°76°43%
- Thu98°76°22%
- Fri98°77°25%
- Sat89°77°36%
- Sun77°75°50%
- Mon84°73°52%
- Tue93°74°30%
- Wed92°76°26%
- Thu92°76°29%
- Fri94°73°35%
- Sat89°75°45%
- Sun89°75°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — New Orleans Station
SPC includes New Orleans Station in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in New Orleans Station
- 70037
- 70143