Mississippi River at New Orleans
3.7 mi- Level
- 3.6 ft
Forecast peak 3.6 ft Sat 7 PM
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 4:35 PM CDT at KMSY
Sunny and 77°25°.
Today: low 60°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°), high 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°).
Now 77°25°
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 4p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 37% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°) | 73°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 38% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 42% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 46% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 52% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 58% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 70% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 63°17° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 70% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 62°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 72% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 62°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 72% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 75% | 12% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 75% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 78% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 78% | 17% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 81% | 23% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 84% | 25% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly sunny | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 75% | 30% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 70% | 36% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 64% | 77% | 3 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 64% | 75% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Mostly sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 62% | 57% | 6 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly sunny | 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 58% | 46% | 6 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 56% | 45% | 6 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 56% | 47% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Mostly sunny | 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 52% | 50% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly sunny | 74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°) | 73°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 57% | 44% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Mostly clear | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 61% | 44% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Mostly clear | 70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 68% | 42% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 70% | 67% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 75% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 66°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 81% | 45% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Mostly clear | 65°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 81% | 39% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Partly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 78% | 57% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Partly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 78% | 56% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Partly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 78% | 43% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Partly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 81% | 57% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Mostly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 81% | 63% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Mostly clear | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 84% | 57% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Mostly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 84% | 66% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 87% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 78% | 67% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Mostly cloudy | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 68°20° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 73% | 72% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 68% | 54% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 66% | 71% | 4 |
| Mon 12p | Partly sunny | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 64% | 65% | 5 |
| Mon 1p | Partly sunny | 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 62% | 72% | 6 |
| Mon 2p | Partly sunny | 76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 62% | 72% | 5 |
| Mon 3p | Partly sunny | 76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 62% | 60% | 5 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 60. 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
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. 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.
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 77. Northeast wind around 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 78. 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 80. East wind 5 to 10 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.
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 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. 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
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.01 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
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
20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Dry, high 77°, low 60°.
Dry, high 77°, low 61°.
Dry, high 77°, low 62°.
Mostly dry, highs 78–83°.
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 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3 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 48°F).
Today, 5:00 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).
Marrero weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 6:20 PM.
Clear 6:44 PM–6:44 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing