Louisiana · Gulf Coast

New Orleans weather and tides

Forecast, tide times, and tropical storm history for New Orleans, Louisiana.

Coordinates
29.951, -90.072
Storms within 75 mi
89
Last direct hit
2020
NWS office
LIX

Forecast

Source: National Weather Service

Today

90°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

46% precip

Tonight

77°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

36% precip

Friday

90°F

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

20% precip

Friday Night

78°F

Mostly Clear

13% precip

Saturday

91°F

Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

19% precip

Saturday Night

78°F

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

19% precip

Sunday

91°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

39% precip

Sunday Night

78°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

39% precip

Nearest station: New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain, 5.8 miles away. Heights in feet above MLLW, times local to the station.

Tropical storm history

Storm Season Closest approach Intensity then
Unnamed Direct hit 1975 5 mi -- mph
Unnamed Direct hit 1948 6 mi 69 mph
Isidore Direct hit 2002 11 mi 63 mph
Unnamed Direct hit 1915 13 mi 81 mph
Fern Direct hit 1971 14 mi 29 mph
Cristobal Direct hit 2020 15 mi 52 mph
Unnamed Direct hit 1892 17 mi 52 mph
Unnamed Direct hit 1975 18 mi 29 mph