Observed 11:55 AM CDT at KIER

Edgefield, LA weather

Sunny and 81°27°.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 6High; High 1–3 PM
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−1.9 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 (80°27° then, 81°27° now)

Good hours for

High 85°29° today at 4 PM
Drops 14°8° tonight 6–9 PM (82°28° → 68°20°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 85°29° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°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 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	31%	0%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	30%	0%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	28%	0%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 85°29°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	30%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	32%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	6%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	18%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	26%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	26%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	56%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	17%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	62%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	52%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	45%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	17%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	18%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	67%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	69%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	58%	4
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	67%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	32%	69%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	30%	80%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	29%	66%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	29%	77%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	28%	78%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	31%	80%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	92%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	74%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	69%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	69%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	47%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 85°29°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  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 80.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
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 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 69°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
74°23°–87°31°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 67°19°
  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
80°27°–89°32°
Low, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–72°22°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 53°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 77–84°.

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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

Red River at Coushatta

2.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 25.0 ft
Flow: 10,000 cfs

Forecast peak 25.1 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Red River at Grand Ecore

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 19.9 ft
Flow: 3,630 cfs

Forecast peak 19.9 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Dorcheat at Lake Bistineau

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 133 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 7 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 4 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:46 PM; Morning 7:08–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:55 PM; Morning 6:58–7:08 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:55 PM–12 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 Edgefield. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Edgefield, LA weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Red River at Coushatta

Red River at Grand Ecore

Bayou Dorcheat at Lake Bistineau

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon