Mississippi River at New Orleans
9.6 mi- Level
- 3.7 ft
Forecast peak 3.6 ft Sat 7 PM
Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 6:05 PM CDT at KMSY
Sunny and 72°22°.
Today: low 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°), high 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°).
Now 72°22°
Sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 6p | Clear | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 44% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 47% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 51% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 58% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 65% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 65% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 63°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 67% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 62°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 70% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 72% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 72% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 75% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 78% | 19% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 78% | 25% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly sunny | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 81% | 28% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly sunny | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 73% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 70% | 74% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 66% | 76% | 3 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 64% | 74% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Mostly sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 62% | 62% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly sunny | 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 58% | 49% | 6 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly sunny | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 76°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 58% | 49% | 6 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 76°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 56% | 53% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Mostly sunny | 77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 54% | 59% | 4 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 73°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 57% | 49% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 61% | 42% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Mostly clear | 70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 66% | 37% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Mostly clear | 68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 70% | 65% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Partly cloudy | 66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°) | 66°19° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 75% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Partly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 81% | 50% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 81% | 36% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Partly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 78% | 69% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Partly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 78% | 55% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Mostly clear | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 78% | 40% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Partly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 78% | 70% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 81% | 76% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Mostly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 81% | 64% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 84% | 76% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 87% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 78% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 68°20° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 73% | 79% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 71% | 64% | 3 |
| Mon 11a | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 66% | 84% | 4 |
| Mon 12p | Partly sunny | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 64% | 74% | 4 |
| Mon 1p | Partly sunny | 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 62% | 65% | 6 |
| Mon 2p | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 76°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 62% | 59% | 5 |
| Mon 3p | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°) | 76°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 62% | 55% | 4 |
| Mon 4p | Mostly sunny | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 60% | 57% | 3 |
| Mon 5p | Partly sunny | 74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 64% | 47% | 2 |
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 77°, low 60°.
Dry, high 77°, low 61°.
Dry, high 76°, low 62°.
Highs 79–83°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LIX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 3.6 ft Sat 7 PM
Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 69% less cooling than a typical week.
Cooling degree days, base 65°F
Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).
Today, 7:00 PM–11:00 AM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.
On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
Ama weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 6:21 PM.
Clear 6:45 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing