Observed 5:55 PM CDT at KNBG

Jean Lafitte, LA weather

Sunny and 71°22°.

Mostly agree

Now 71°22°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 48Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 60°16° tonight at 3 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 77°25° tomorrow at 1 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 60°16° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 75°24° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 62°17° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 75°24° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	40%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	20%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	29%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	84%	32%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	33%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	73%	74%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	68%	73%	3
Sun 11a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	70%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	62%	53%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	48%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	53%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	54%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	62%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	43%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	25%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	22%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	59%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	61%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	41%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	30%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	57%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	54%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	55%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	68%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	50%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	84%	54%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	87%	67%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	64%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	63%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	63%	3
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	79%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	73%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	74%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	72%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	77%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	60%	81%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	52%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 80°27° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 62°17°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 61°16°. Typical 80°27° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 61°16°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Typical 79°26° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 61°16°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 79°26° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 61°16°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 79°26° / 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 60°16°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 78°26° / 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 60°16°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 78°26° / 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 60°16°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 70°21°. Typical 78°26° / 59°15°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 59°15°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 71°22°. Typical 77°25° / 59°15°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°21°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 59°15°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 77°25° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  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.
High, likely
75°24°–90°32°
Low, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 58°14°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 61°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 62°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 78–82°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LIX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Barataria Bay and Waterway at West Closure CPX1 near Woodmere

5.0 mi

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Barataria Bay and Waterway at Lafitte

6.0 mi

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Barataria Bay and Waterway at Harvey Canal at Boomtown Casino/Estelle

7.0 mi

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Barataria Bay and Waterway at Naomi Diversion Canal near Naomi

7.7 mi

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 76% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 34

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–9:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

New Orleans Audubon · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Jean Lafitte weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:35 PM; Morning 6:53–7:40 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:44 PM; Morning 6:43–6:53 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:56 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Jean Lafitte. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.