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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 4:40 PM CDT at KPTN

Bayou L'Ourse, LA weather

Sunny and 81°27°.

Forecasts agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 56°13° tonight at 4 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM

TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 80°27° 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 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	24%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	38%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	43%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	38%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	73%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	68%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	61%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	71%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	80%	6
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	83%	6
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	50%	78%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	72%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	71%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	83%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	63%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	81%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	84%	73%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	76%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	78%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	81%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	82%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	72%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	86%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	83%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	81%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	56%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	49%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°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 clear, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  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 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 70°21°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°30°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 72°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
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
63°17°–74°23°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  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
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–71°22°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 59°.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 60°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 81–84°.

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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

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 101,000 cfs

Forecast peak 2.9 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Boeuf at Amelia

4.1 mi

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River Delta Basin at Bayou Black at Gibson

4.7 mi

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Lake Palourde above Morgan City

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 34 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:39 PM; Morning 6:57–7:44 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:48 PM; Morning 6:47–6:57 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:48 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Bayou L'Ourse. The highest point on the skyline is about 600 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Monday

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What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City

Bayou Boeuf at Amelia

Mississippi River Delta Basin at Bayou Black at Gibson

Lake Palourde above Morgan City

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon