New Orleans is forecast to reach about 74°F Saturday and 68°F Sunday as a front moves through late Friday into Saturday. The Saturday high matches the National Weather Service’s Nov. 5 normal high of 74°F; Saturday night’s forecast low near 54°F is below the normal low of 57°F. Sunday’s high is forecast near 68°F.
The forecast calls for sunny, dry conditions Thursday with a high of 77°F, followed by a mostly sunny Friday near 77°F. North winds of 5 to 10 mph are expected as the front arrives late Friday into Saturday. Saturday should be mostly sunny, with a low around 54°F; Sunday is forecast to be partly sunny with a low near 54°F. The National Weather Service forecast gives Sunday a slight chance of morning showers but does not specify an expected rainfall amount.
Climate context, not a seasonal verdict
The NWS climate report recorded 0.03 inches of precipitation through Nov. 4, compared with 0.54 inches normally accumulated by that point in the month. Those are month-to-date figures, not a full-month total, and the small Sunday shower chance does not establish how much rain, if any, will fall.
A past November offers a separate temperature comparison, not a guide to this weekend: Nola.com reported that New Orleans’ average temperature in November 2024 was 70.2°F, above the previous November average record of 67.3°F set in 1985. Those whole-month figures describe earlier years and do not indicate what this November or the coming weekend will average.
After the weekend, Monday is forecast to reach around 70°F under mostly sunny skies. Cooler mornings and lower humidity are expected to follow the front.
