Observed 7:30 PM CDT at KLFT

Branch, LA weather

Clear and 68°20°.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky · down to 49°9° by 2 AM (comfortable)
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 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 (70°21° then, 71°22° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 79°26° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 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 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	21%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	25%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	27%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	62%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	66%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	50%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	56%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	58%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	62%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	79%	6
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	73%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	76%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	80%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	80%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	90%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	90%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	81%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	95%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	94%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	95%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	92%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	90%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	95%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	43%	93%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	89%	6
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	67%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	67%	4
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	50%	2
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	74%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 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
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 82°28°).
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  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.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 83°28°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–88°31°
Low, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 86°30°, low 71°22°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 87°31°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°25°
  30% chance
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°–89°32°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 66°19°. 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
  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
77°25°–91°33°
Low, likely
53°12°–72°22°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 58°.
Rest of week
Highs 81–86°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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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

Mermentau River at Mermentau

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 200 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Nezpique at Basile

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Mallet at HWY 91 north of Iota

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Plaquemine Brule at Estherwood

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.6 ft

Reading from Sat 7 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: 5:55–6:43 PM; Morning 7:02–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:53 PM; Morning 6:53–7:02 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:51 PM–6:53 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Branch, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mermentau River at Mermentau

Bayou Nezpique at Basile

Bayou Mallet at HWY 91 north of Iota

Bayou Plaquemine Brule at Estherwood

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon