Observed 4:10 PM CDT at KNEW

Violet, LA weather

Sunny and 75°24°.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the east-southeast. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 49Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 63°17° tonight at 3 AM

This afternoonNear 73°23° · Clear
TonightDown to 63°17° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 73°23° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 64°18° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 73°23° · 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 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	22%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	78%	24%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	30%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	73%	39%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	76%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	68%	63%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	56%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	62%	45%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	44%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	59%	38%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	44%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	37%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	12%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	14%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	63%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	67%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	41%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	73%	64%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	25%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	57%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	51%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	44%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	54%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	81%	55%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	84%	60%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	84%	62%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	78%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	73%	74%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	67%	3
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	71%	62%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	63%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	66%	59%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	66%	57%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	69%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 80°27° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 62°17°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 80°27° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 61°16°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 64°18°. Typical 79°26° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 61°16°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 64°18°. Typical 79°26° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°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 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 61°16°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 63°17°. Typical 79°26° / 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  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 77. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 60°16°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 64°18°. Typical 78°26° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 60°16°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 66°19°. Typical 78°26° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°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 77. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–78°26°
Low, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 60°16°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 70°21°. Typical 78°26° / 59°15°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 59°15°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 70°21°. Typical 77°25° / 59°15°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 72°22°
  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.
High, likely
80°27°–87°31°
Low, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 59°15°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 67°19°. Typical 77°25° / 58°14°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  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.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–72°22°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 58°14°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 63°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 63°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 64°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–83°.

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

Breton Sound Basin at Caernarvon Sector Gate - Protected

2.7 mi

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Breton Sound Basin at Caernarvon Outfall Channel near Caernarvon

3.1 mi

Level: 1.8 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Bayou Dupre at MRGO East

4.3 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Algiers Lock

4.9 mi

Level: 2.7 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 80% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 34

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 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 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Violet weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–6:34 PM; Morning 6:52–7:40 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:43 PM; Morning 6:43–6:52 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:43 PM–6:43 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Violet. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,000 ft, 22 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.