Metairie, Louisiana Weather
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Metairie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Light Rain77%0.13″90°77°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast——95°75°+5°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——96°76°+1°
- WednesdayAug 5Light Showers16%0.04″99°76°+3°
- ThursdayAug 6T-storm w/ Hail22%0.12″95°74°-4°
- FridayAug 7Thunderstorm22%—94°75°-1°
- SaturdayAug 8Thunderstorm30%—91°76°-3°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:42 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Metairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 70001, 70002, 70003, 70005, 70006
16-Day Forecast — Metairie
- Sun90°77°77%
- Mon95°75°3%
- Tue96°76°5%
- Wed99°76°16%
- Thu95°74°22%
- Fri94°75°22%
- Sat91°76°30%
- Sun97°75°33%
- Mon93°74°39%
- Tue92°76°44%
- Wed94°76°24%
- Thu99°77°36%
- Fri99°76°19%
- Sat97°76°35%
- Sun95°75°31%
- Mon95°76°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Metairie
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Metairie
SPC includes Metairie in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
Sun & seasons in Metairie
Metairie sits in Jefferson County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 5m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 13m — a swing of +3h 52m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
New Orleans, the state’s largest city, lies about 16 miles to the ENE. The nearest town Metairie tracks is New Orleans, roughly 16 miles to the ENE.
Air quality in Metairie’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 40). See the full air-quality history for Metairie.
ZIP codes in Metairie
- 70002
- 70003
- 70001
- 70006
- 70005
- 70004
- 70009
- 70010
- 70011
- 70033
- 70055