Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KGAO

Empire, LA weather

Sunny and 77°25°.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph21 km/hgusts 18 mph29 km/h; From the east. 1321–15 mph24 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (81°27° then, 77°25° now)

Good hours for

Low 67°19° tomorrow at 6 AM

This afternoonNear 72°22° · Clear
TonightNear 70°21° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 10 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 72°22° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 68°20° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 72°22° by 10 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 72°22° · 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 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	55%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	25%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	23%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	15%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	78%	22%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	84%	31%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	87%	34%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	81%	43%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	81%	40%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	76%	51%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	76%	68%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	81%	60%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	81%	38%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	79%	57%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	73%	54%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	21%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	73%	16%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	73%	8%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	76%	17%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	24%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	36%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	68%	21%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	31%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	39%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	71%	49%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	53%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	73%	65%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	76%	62%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	84%	50%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	90%	61%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	63%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	87%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	81%	76%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	76%	69%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	79%	70%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	79%	68%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	81%	72%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	81%	75%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	81%	70%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 67°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Wind
18 mph29 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
  Mostly 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, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 67°19°. Dry. Forecasts 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
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 65°18°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°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 74. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 64°18°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Wind
17 mph28 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
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 66°19°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 72°22°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  20% 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
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 72°22°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  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°–80°27°
Low, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  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°–81°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–74°23°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 67°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 66°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 67°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–79°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LIX) (opens in a new tab)

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

4.0 mi

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Breton Sound Basin at Bay Gardene near Pointe a la Hache

9.7 mi

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Empire Waterway below Empire

9.8 mi

Level: 6.1 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Breton Sound Basin at Black Bay near Snake Island

13 mi

Level: 2.8 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 13 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–6:33 PM; Morning 6:51–7:38 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:43 PM; Morning 6:41–6:51 AM; first light 6:41 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:43 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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