Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

New Orleans, New Orleans Lakefront Airport (KNEW)

Lat: 30.05° N Lon: 90.03° W Elev: 7 ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed E 17 mph
Barometer 30.32 in (1025.9 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Apr 11:53 am CDT
Detailed forecast for

Eastern Orleans

Rest Of Today
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the upper 60s.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 70.
Friday
Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday
Partly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday
Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.



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1021 AM CDT Mon Apr 20 2026
 
 

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