Oct 29, 2026 - Climate
Expect rain on Halloween in New Orleans
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Ready for trick-or-treating? The Halloween sun will set at 6:13pm Saturday night — but you'll want to think about waterproofing your costumes.
Threat level: Expect a storm to pass through the New Orleans metro on Saturday and into Sunday morning, says meteorologist Phil Grigsby at the local National Weather Service office.
- Rain chances are 50–60%, he says, with a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
- "And it really does look like it's going to peak in the late afternoon and overnight hours," Grigsby adds, making for a huge bummer for trick-or-treating.
Yes, but: "We need the rain," he says.
- The timing may not be great, but "we haven't had rain for three weeks."
Be smart: Clocks shift back one hour overnight after Halloween, too.
- Nov. 1 marks the end of daylight saving time and the start of much earlier sunsets.
Axios' Brad Jennings contributed to this report.