Observed 2:55 PM CDT at KDRI

Fort Polk South, LA weather

Sunny and 84°29°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 84°29°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · up to 48°9° by 6 PM
UV index: 4Moderate; Was high 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 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 (87°31° then, 84°29° now)

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (81°27° → 69°21°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 84°29° · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 81°27° by 2 PM · Partly 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 3p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 81°27° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	26%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	26%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	27%	5%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 73°23° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	32%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	17%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	22%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	29%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	20%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	22%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	46%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	31%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	15%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	23%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	32%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	59%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	55%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	41%	73%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	67%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	31%	73%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	29%	64%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	28%	68%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	27%	75%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	29%	76%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	32%	77%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	95%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	74%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	85%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	70%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	54%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	63%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	16%	6

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 85°29°, low 51°11°. Typical 77°25° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 51°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 77°25° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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 55. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 54°12°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 56°13°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 55°13°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  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 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.36 in9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 64°18°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Rain 1.3 in34 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 68°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
72°22°–89°32°
Low, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 85°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°30°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 68°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
81°27°–91°33°
Low, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  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
76°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–71°22°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 55°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 79–85°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Sabine River near Burkeville

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.9 ft
Flow: 237 cfs

Forecast peak 11.0 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Whiskey Chitto Creek at HWY 399

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Bundick Creek near DeRidder

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 10Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Leesville · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1903–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Fort Polk South weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 9 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 5:58–6:46 PM; Morning 7:06–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 6:57–7:06 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:56 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Fort Polk South, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Sabine River near Burkeville

Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine

Whiskey Chitto Creek at HWY 399

Bundick Creek near DeRidder

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon