Observed 7:50 PM CDT at KBQP

Bastrop, LA weather

Clear and 63°17°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 8 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 46Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (61°16° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 79°26° tomorrow at 2 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (75°24° → 63°17°)
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Partly 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 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	9%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	10%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	20%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	21%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	21%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	22%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	61%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	69%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	72%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	69%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	63%	6
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	30%	70%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	29%	78%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	29%	80%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	30%	82%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	89%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	86%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	82%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	71%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	51%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	77%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	39%	65%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	58%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	32%	47%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	30%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	32%	2
Mon 6p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	27%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	53%	33%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 52°11°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 53°12°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 83°28°, low 64°18°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–88°31°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°30°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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
78°26°–90°32°
Low, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  20% chance
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
70°21°–93°34°
Low, likely
48°9°–69°21°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 52°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 80–84°.

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

Ouachita River at Felsenthal Lock and Dam

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 65.2 ft
Flow: 16,600 cfs

Forecast peak 65.2 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Bartholomew at Beekman

6.6 mi

Level: 0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Chemin-a-haut Bayou near Beekman

16 mi

Level: 6.3 ft

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

BOEUF RIVER NEAR MER ROUGE

18 mi

Level: 7.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 75% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 40

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 PM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Monroe 26 N · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2003–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°MonOct 19
−5°−3°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
+4°+2°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:39 PM; Morning 7:03–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:49 PM; Morning 6:53–7:03 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 8:25 PM–6:54 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Bastrop. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,800 ft, 22 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.