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Metairie, Louisiana Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Metairie, LA
Thursday, June 4 at 10:13 PM
85
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
51%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Metairie, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMetairie, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 71°H 83°
Metairie, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    27%
    —
    86°73°—
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    45%
    0.31″
    83°71°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    89%
    0.02″
    85°73°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    56%
    —
    91°73°+6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    13%
    —
    90°72°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    —
    93°69°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    26%
    —
    91°74°-2°
Metairie, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
68°77°86°12a6a12pnow 75°high 83°low 71°PRECIP %
Metairie, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · steady
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 32 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2415SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the e-bound air across the harbor.
Metairie, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.2
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 30.04 inHg
Now
1017.2
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1017–1019
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.81016.51017.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Metairie, LA
Air quality
50
AQI
Moderate
→+2 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.64 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
1.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.64 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport

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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100THUFRISATSUNMONTUEWEDTHU7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Metairie, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
22%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
71.8mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
22:13 UTC ·Metairie, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:13 UTC ·Metairie, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Metairie, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Metairie, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Metairie, LA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Metairie, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:01 AM
Moonset
2:29 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Metairie, LA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Metairie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 85°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, 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.

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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.