Observed 11:15 PM CDT at KPTN

Baldwin, LA weather

Clear and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
Humidity: 94%; Air 57°14°, dew point 55°13° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tonight at 4 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 80°27° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 63°17° by 9 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 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	78%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	12%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	26%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	23%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	53%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	43%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	48%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	85%	23%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	79%	23%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	7%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	50%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	55%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	74%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	75%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	73%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	74%	4
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	62%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	72%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	73%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	84%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	94%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	94%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	95%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	67%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	88%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	85%	96%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	68%	89%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	62%	88%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	88%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	88%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	83%	6
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	79%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	35%	4
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	51%	2
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	52%	1
Mon 7p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	62%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	86%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	90%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	80%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 53°12°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–83°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 76°24° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Patchy fog between midnight and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 55°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. 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
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 75°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 54°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 62°17°. Typical 75°24° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 53°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 75°24° / 53°12°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°30°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
82°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 53°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 85°29°, low 71°22°. Typical 74°23° / 53°12°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°22°
  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
82°28°–88°31°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 53°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 74°23° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°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
77°25°–87°31°
Low, likely
55°13°–72°22°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 52°11°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 82–85°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LCH) (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

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 112,000 cfs

Forecast peak 2.9 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Belle River near Pierre Part

21 mi

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Atchafalaya River at Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel

21 mi

Level: 9.2 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Lake Palourde above Morgan City

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 276% more cooling than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 3

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Jeanerette 5 NW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Baldwin weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:41 PM; Morning 6:59–7:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:50 PM; Morning 6:49–6:59 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11:34 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Baldwin. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.