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Current concerns

Outside today
Storms may interrupt the day.
Thunder chances reach 48% within the next 12 hours.
- Rain
- 52%peak today
- Wind
- 15 mphgusts to 22
- Air
- 31US AQI · Good
How today changes
The next 24 hours
Thunderstorms may interrupt the day, with the strongest signal in the next 12 hours.
- 85°30% rainGusts 20 mph
- 86°48% rainGusts 22 mph
- 84°34% rainGusts 22 mph
- 86°33% rainGusts 22 mph
- 84°31% rainGusts 21 mph
- 84°29% rainGusts 20 mph
- 83°27% rainGusts 17 mph
- 81°15% rainGusts 16 mph
- 82°21% rainGusts 16 mph
- 82°19% rainGusts 15 mph
- 82°26% rainGusts 15 mph
- 82°27% rainGusts 14 mph
- 82°24% rainGusts 13 mph
- 82°27% rainGusts 12 mph
- 81°38% rainGusts 12 mph
- 81°41% rainGusts 12 mph
- 79°45% rainGusts 10 mph
- 79°42% rainGusts 10 mph
- 79°38% rainGusts 10 mph
- 81°48% rainGusts 12 mph
- 81°48% rainGusts 13 mph
- 83°40% rainGusts 14 mph
- 83°52% rainGusts 16 mph
- 84°45% rainGusts 16 mph
See the full 24 hours
- 85°30% rainGusts 20 mph
- 86°48% rainGusts 22 mph
- 84°34% rainGusts 22 mph
- 86°33% rainGusts 22 mph
- 84°31% rainGusts 21 mph
- 84°29% rainGusts 20 mph
- 83°27% rainGusts 17 mph
- 81°15% rainGusts 16 mph
- 82°21% rainGusts 16 mph
- 82°19% rainGusts 15 mph
- 82°26% rainGusts 15 mph
- 82°27% rainGusts 14 mph
- 82°24% rainGusts 13 mph
- 82°27% rainGusts 12 mph
- 81°38% rainGusts 12 mph
- 81°41% rainGusts 12 mph
- 79°45% rainGusts 10 mph
- 79°42% rainGusts 10 mph
- 79°38% rainGusts 10 mph
- 81°48% rainGusts 12 mph
- 81°48% rainGusts 13 mph
- 83°40% rainGusts 14 mph
- 83°52% rainGusts 16 mph
- 84°45% rainGusts 16 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Today carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 48%
- Wind
- 22 mph
Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 53%
- Wind
- 17 mph
Tuesday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 65%
- Wind
- 14 mph
Wednesday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 58%
- Wind
- 13 mph
Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 65%
- Wind
- 13 mph
- 86° / 81°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.48% rain · Wind 22 mph
- 87° / 79°Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.53% rain · Wind 17 mph
- 87° / 79°Tuesday carries a thunderstorm chance.65% rain · Wind 14 mph
- 87° / 79°Wednesday carries a thunderstorm chance.58% rain · Wind 13 mph
- 87° / 79°Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.65% rain · Wind 13 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
New Orleans area · Updated Sun 12:00 PMGood now, rising to Moderate by Sun.
Sky check
Light smoke overhead
Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:41 PMAir near ground31 · Good US AQI
See smoke mapHow we know
Air quality describes New Orleans area, about 1 miles from this place.
Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.
Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters
Rain, in motion
New Orleans radar
Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.
The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around New Orleans for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.
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Sources and limits
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