Observed 7:15 PM CDT at KGAO

Buras, LA weather

Clear and 70°21°.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east. 813–15 mph24 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable · up to 62°17° by 7 AM (sticky)
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
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

Good hours for

Low 67°19° tomorrow at 6 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 10 AM

TonightNear 69°21° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 10 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 73°23° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 68°20° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 73°23° by 10 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 73°23° · 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 8p	Clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	61%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	24%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	70%	22%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	76%	25%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	81%	50%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	84%	37%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	78%	38%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	76%	36%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	69%	75%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	71%	55%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	73%	57%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	73%	25%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	71%	57%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	68%	55%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	66%	19%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	68%	32%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	12%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	15%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	73%	21%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	71%	30%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	71%	22%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	31%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	71%	27%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	57%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	53%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	73%	69%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	76%	62%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	81%	50%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	87%	59%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	90%	66%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	81%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	73%	75%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	71%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	75%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	71%	69%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	73%	82%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	73%	65%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	73%	64%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	71%	71%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	73%	54%	2
Mon 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	79%	45%	0
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	81%	34%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 67°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 66°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 0% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 66°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 65°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 65°18°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 67°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 73°23°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 73°23°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 70°21°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 67°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 66°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 67°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–80°.

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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

Mississippi River at Empire

5.0 mi

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Empire Waterway below Empire

5.6 mi

Level: 6.3 ft

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Venice

12 mi

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at West Bay

16 mi

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 13 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 57 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–6:33 PM; Morning 6:50–7:38 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:42 PM; Morning 6:41–6:50 AM; first light 6:41 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Buras. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.