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When
Until 7:00 PM
Where
Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson
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Elevated fire weather conditions can be expected across portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi this afternoon. Relative humidity values are forecast to drop into the low 20 to mid 30 percent range. The 20 ft wind forecast is expected to remain at or below 10 mph, which should limit critical fire weather conditions or at least the effective spread of fires that may ignite.
Some improvement in humidity levels is expected on Sunday afternoon with levels about 10 percent higher (30 to 40 percent) than this afternoon. An additional 10 percent increase is possible on Monday, which should lower the threat level somewhat.
Numerous local burn bans are in place and continue to expand across LA and MS due to ongoing drought conditions. This now includes East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington and West Feliciana Parishes along with Wilkinson, Amite, Pike, and Walthall Counties. Regardless, outdoor burning is strongly not recommended this afternoon, and all local restrictions followed.
Areas: Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson
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Observed 5:55 PM CDT at KHDC

Albany, LA weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 53°12°; Comfortable · down to 45°7° by 2 AM
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (76°24° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 51°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 81°27° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	21%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	25%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	28%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	32%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	65%	36%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	57%	74%	3
Sun 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	74%	4
Sun 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	73%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	70%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	56%	6
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	39%	38%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	58%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	60%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	49%	66%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	71%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	74%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	62%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	68%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	69%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	68%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	75%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	84%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	72%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	70%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	48%	86%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	85%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	72%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	86%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	72%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	74%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–90°32°
Low, likely
56°13°–69°21°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 82–84°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LIX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Natalbany River at Baptist

2.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Forecast peak 3.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Tickfaw River at Holden

5.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: 102 cfs

Forecast peak 0.6 ft Tue 1 AM

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Tangipahoa River at Robert

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.4 ft
Flow: 352 cfs

Forecast peak 6.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Tickfaw River at Montpelier

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 113 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 11 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:36 PM; Morning 6:55–7:43 AM
Blue hour: 6:36–6:46 PM; Morning 6:46–6:55 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:46 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 5:17 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Albany. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Today

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Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Natalbany River at Baptist

Tickfaw River at Holden

Tangipahoa River at Robert

Tickfaw River at Montpelier

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon