Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
13 mi- Level
- 10.4 ft
- Flow
- 245,000 cfs
Forecast peak 10.6 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Ends in 5 h 55 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service New Orleans LA
Elevated fire weather conditions can be expected across portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi this afternoon. Relative humidity values are forecast to drop into the low 20 to mid 30 percent range. The 20 ft wind forecast is expected to remain at or below 10 mph, which should limit critical fire weather conditions or at least the effective spread of fires that may ignite.
Some improvement in humidity levels is expected on Sunday afternoon with levels about 10 percent higher (30 to 40 percent) than this afternoon. An additional 10 percent increase is possible on Monday, which should lower the threat level somewhat.
Numerous local burn bans are in place and continue to expand across LA and MS due to ongoing drought conditions. This now includes East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington and West Feliciana Parishes along with Wilkinson, Amite, Pike, and Walthall Counties. Regardless, outdoor burning is strongly not recommended this afternoon, and all local restrictions followed.
Areas: Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 12:15 PM CDT at KHZR
Sunny and 79°26°.
Today: low 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°), high 82°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°).
Now 79°26°
Sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°) | 80°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 35% | 0% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 81°27° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°) | 80°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 33% | 0% | 6 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 80°27° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°) | 81°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 31% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 79°26° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°) | 80°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 32% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°) | 79°26° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 33% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 70°21° (likely 70°21° to 78°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 34% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 44% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 52% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 56% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 67% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 72% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 77% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 74% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 77% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 77% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 77% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 80% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 83% | 12% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 83% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly sunny | 58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 53°12° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 86% | 50% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 75% | 38% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Mostly sunny | 70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 67°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 61% | 56% | 3 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 53% | 57% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 76°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 46% | 59% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°) | 79°26° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 42% | 58% | 6 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly sunny | 80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°) | 80°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 41% | 68% | 6 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°) | 80°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 39% | 73% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Mostly sunny | 78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°) | 80°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 38% | 70% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°) | 80°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 39% | 75% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°) | 78°26° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 45% | 80% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Partly cloudy | 67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 74°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 53% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 68% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Partly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 73% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 75% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Partly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 78% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 78% | 85% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 81% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 80% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 83% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 83% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 86% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 86% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 86% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 80% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 75% | 86% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°) | 67°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 65% | 92% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°) | 71°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 57% | 88% | 4 |
| Mon 12p | Partly sunny | 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 50% | 90% | 5 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 52. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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 54. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 82°, low 52°.
Dry, high 82°, low 55°.
Dry, high 81°, low 55°.
Mostly dry, highs 79–85°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LIX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 10.6 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 0.2 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 433% more heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
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Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).
Today, 5:00 PM–9:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.
On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
Erwinville weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:24 PM.
Clear 6:49 PM–6:50 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing