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New Orleans weather this week

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New Orleans scores 8.5 out of 10 and has 3 genuinely clear days out of 16.

8.5/10
Partly clear
3 genuinely clear days, 1 partly cloudy, 2 overcast, 1 wet, 0 stormy — out of 16 forecast days.
Bright days 4 vs dull days 3. Bright wins.
Our model tiers this window Excellent, and the clear-day count supports that.

7-day window, 1.8% rain-affected — Sunshine, day after day — 7-days run, 3 genuinely clear, 1 partly cloudy, 93°F

The next 16 days in New Orleans

Every number below is the forecast we hold, rendered as text — nothing here is drawn on a canvas or filled in by JavaScript. The rain figure is the highest chance across all 16 days (69%), not the lowest, because the worst number is the useful one.

Booking window Sun 11 Oct–Sat 17 Oct: 8.5/10 for those days alone. The 16-day outlook score (8.5) covers the full table below and includes days outside that window.

New Orleans daily forecast, Thu 8 Oct to Fri 23 Oct (16 days total). Best single day scores 10.0; worst scores 4.0. A lone good day cannot carry the week.
Day High Low Rain chance Sky Day score
81°F 69°F 5% Overcast cloudy 8.5
Overcast, 81°F, dry as a bone.
80°F 69°F 69% Overcast cloudy 6.0
Overcast, 80°F, light rain possible.
74°F 68°F 69% Drizzle wet 5.2
Drizzle, 74°F — it'll pass.
86°F 66°F 3% Clear clear 10.0
Clear skies, 86°F, zero drama.
91°F 72°F 9% Overcast cloudy 8.0
Overcast, 91°F, toasty with a lid on.
92°F 73°F 7% Mainly clear clear 9.1
Clear skies, 92°F — sunscreen is not optional.
93°F 74°F 5% Mainly clear clear 8.9
Clear skies, 93°F — sunscreen is not optional.
90°F 73°F 5% Partly cloudy partly 9.0
Partly cloudy, 90°F, not a drop of rain.
90°F 75°F 19% Light drizzle wet 7.0
Light drizzle, 90°F — it'll pass.
88°F 73°F 14% Overcast cloudy 8.4
Overcast, 88°F, dry as a bone.
82°F 74°F 12% Light drizzle cloudy 7.0
Overcast, 82°F, dry as a bone.
80°F 75°F 16% Overcast cloudy 8.3
Overcast, 80°F, dry as a bone.
84°F 76°F 10% Overcast cloudy 8.5
Overcast, 84°F, dry as a bone.
78°F 72°F 13% Violent showers cloudy 4.0
Overcast, 78°F, dry as a bone.
81°F 73°F 10% Drizzle cloudy 6.2
Overcast, 81°F, dry as a bone.
84°F 73°F 6% Thunderstorm storm 4.0
Thunderstorms, 84°F — Mother Nature has opinions.

How this week got its score

  • 7 forecast days: 3 clear/mainly clear, 1 partly cloudy, 2 overcast, 1 wet (fog/drizzle/rain/showers), 0 stormy.
  • Trimmed mean of day scores 8.7 × 0.55 = 4.77
  • Worst day drag: worst day is 7.0 × 0.25 = 1.75 - one bad day cannot be averaged away.
  • Longest consecutive run of good days (≥7.0) is 7/7 = 100% coverage × 0.20 = 2.00
  • Best single day is 10.0 but it only counts through the trimmed mean - a lone great day cannot carry the window.

The full model, including why a single great day cannot rescue a bad week, is on the methodology page.

Getting to New Orleans

The nearest airport we price is MSY. From New York City that is about 2h 50m in the air out of EWR, 1167 miles. Then about 19m to drive from MSY (est. 12 mi — road model, not real routing). Total door-to-lounger: 3h 09m. Flight times from 55 other departure metros are on the search page.

Where to stay in New Orleans

15 properties we currently hold live rates for, in supplier order. The nightly rate shown is what the supplier returned at the last refresh for the window above — it is a held rate, not a quote, and it moves.

So, should you go?

New Orleans scores 8.5 out of 10 and has 3 genuinely clear days out of 16. That holds up. Check the daily rows above for which specific days carry the sun, and price it from your own airport.

Frequently asked

Is it raining in New Orleans this week?

Partly. 1 of the next 16 day in New Orleans are forecast wet or stormy, peaking at 69% chance on the worst day — the rest are dry, whatever the cloud cover.

How many clear days does New Orleans have this week?

3. New Orleans has 3 genuinely clear days out of the next 16.

Is New Orleans good for a trip this week?

Yes. New Orleans scores 8.5/10 with 3 genuinely clear days out of 16 — bright days outnumber dull ones.

New Orleans by month — 8-year ERA5 history

Historical clear-sky percentages from the ERA5 reanalysis (2018–2025). This is history, not a forecast — the 7-day forecast above is this week. They can and do differ.

New Orleans: clear-sky % by month, ERA5 2018–2025. n = days sampled.
Month Historically clear Sample (n)
January 2% n=248 all destinations →
February 6% n=226 all destinations →
March 15% n=248 all destinations →
April 34% n=240 all destinations →
May 30% n=248 all destinations →
June 14% n=240 all destinations →
July 7% n=248 all destinations →
August 15% n=248 all destinations →
September 28% n=240 all destinations →
October 42% n=248 all destinations →
November 20% n=240 all destinations →
December 6% n=248 all destinations →

Each month links to the detailed almanac page for New Orleans in that month. The “all destinations” column links to the full ranking across all destinations for that month.

Forecast data from Open-Meteo, last refreshed 2026-10-08T13:01:07.320349Z. Hotel names and rates come from LiteAPI and change constantly; the rate shown is the rate we held at refresh time, not a quote. Scores are forecasts, not guarantees, and the whole model is published on our methodology page.