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Metairie, Louisiana Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Metairie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Metairie, LA
Monday, June 15 at 6:56 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
93%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Sunset
3:03 PM
Metairie, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMetairie, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 54% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 76°H 88°
Metairie, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    0.91″
    88°77°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    0.03″
    88°76°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    0.23″
    86°75°-2°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    63%
    90°77°+4°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    59%
    94°76°+4°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    T-storm w/ Hail
    46%
    88°75°-6°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    23%
    94°75°+6°
Metairie, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
332° · veering 99°
Direction
NNW
332°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 99° from the nnw.
Metairie, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.0
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 30.00 inHg
Now
1016.0
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.01014.71015.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Metairie, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.5 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
39μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
light
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Metairie, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
UNLIMITED
76 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
11:56 UTC · Metairie, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
11:56 UTC · Metairie, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Metairie, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Metairie, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Metairie, LA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
3:03 PM
Civil dusk
8:31 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Metairie, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
6:10 AM
Moonset
8:11 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Metairie, LA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

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Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Metairie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Metairie

  1. Mon88°77°54%
  2. Tue88°76°58%
  3. Wed86°75°45%
  4. Thu90°77°63%
  5. Fri94°76°59%
  6. Sat88°75°46%
  7. Sun94°75°23%
  8. Mon94°75°12%
  9. Tue95°75°21%
  10. Wed94°74°38%
  11. Thu89°73°33%
  12. Fri92°74°61%
  13. Sat91°75°59%
  14. Sun91°75°58%
  15. Mon93°74°58%
  16. Tue95°74°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Metairie

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 has placed Metairie in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • 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.

ZIP codes in Metairie

  • 70002
  • 70003
  • 70001
  • 70006
  • 70005
  • 70004
  • 70009
  • 70010
  • 70011
  • 70033
  • 70055

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.