Observed 1:15 PM CDT at KMNE

Cotton Valley, LA weather

Sunny and 82°28°.

Mostly agree

Now 82°28°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southwest. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Was high 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.4 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 (82°28° then, 82°28° now)

Good hours for

High 86°30° today at 4 PM
Drops 15°8° tonight 6–9 PM (81°27° → 66°19°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (76°24° → 63°17°)

This afternoonNear 84°29° · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · 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 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 86°30°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	25%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 83°28° to 86°30°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	24%	2%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 83°28° to 86°30°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	23%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 80°27° to 85°29°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	24%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	27%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	7%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	12%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	12%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	45%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	42%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	60%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	60%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	30%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	20%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	48%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	35%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	32%	58%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	28%	40%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	26%	70%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	25%	82%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	23%	87%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	24%	84%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	27%	85%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	89%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	90%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	92%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	90%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	84%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	77%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	50%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	32%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	30%	5

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 86°30°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
83°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  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 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 85°29°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
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°–86°30°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°30°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.56 in14 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°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
79°26°–90°32°
Low, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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
69°21°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–72°22°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 86°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 51°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–85°.

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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

Bayou Bodcau at Bayou Bodcau Lake

9.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 160 ft
Flow: 126 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Bodcau Bayou near Springhill

14 mi

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 15 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Dorcheat at Dixie Inn

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:45 PM; Morning 7:09–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:55 PM; Morning 6:59–7:09 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:55 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Cotton Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,400 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cotton Valley, LA weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Bayou Bodcau at Bayou Bodcau Lake

Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill

Bodcau Bayou near Springhill

Bayou Dorcheat at Dixie Inn

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon