Observed 12:20 AM CDT at KARA

Catahoula, LA weather

Clear and 54°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · up to 58°14° by 12 PM (a little sticky)
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 64Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (55°13° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 80°27° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Clear
This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 62°17° by 11 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
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	9%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	25%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	18%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	53%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	88%	58%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	50%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	88%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	85%	45%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	45%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	56%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	50%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	61%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	63%	6
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	63%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	70%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	68%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	69%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	87%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	86%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	95%	69%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	92%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	71%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	87%	75%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	92%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	87%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	91%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	90%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	52%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	53%	5
Mon 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	54%	4
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	47%	2
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	59%	1
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	64%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	89%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	95%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	72%	0
Mon 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	91%	83%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 52°11°. Typical 77°25° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  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, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 52. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 54°12°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 77°25° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog between 2am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 54°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  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 82. East wind around 5 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
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 76°24° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: 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
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 53°12°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 76°24° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°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
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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°–85°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 53°12°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 75°24° / 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°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 63.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 53°12°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 66°19°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 71°22°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 85°30°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
82°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 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
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  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°–88°31°
Low, likely
55°13°–71°22°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 52°11°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Nov 3. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  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°–87°31°
Low, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 82°, low 58°.
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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 136,000 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 136,000 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 54 cfs

Reading from Sun 12 AM · NWS gauge page

EABPL Borrow Pit near Ramah

16 mi

Level: 4.5 ft

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 770% more cooling than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 1

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Lafayette 13 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2003–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 10 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:40 PM; Morning 7:00–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 6:51–7:00 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12:44–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:39 AM · rises 5:56 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

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

Catahoula, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

EABPL Borrow Pit near Ramah

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon