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When
Until 7:00 PM
Where
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
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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
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Observed 7:50 AM CDT at KBTR

French Settlement, LA weather

Sunny and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the northeast. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 12–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 71Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (53°12° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
High 81°27° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 79°26° · Clear
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 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 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	0%	6
Sat 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	38%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	36%	1%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	33%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	35%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	78%	4%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	10%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	5%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	7%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	19%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	23%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	24%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	66%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	62%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	72%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	60%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	37%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	84%	51%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	60%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	84%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	74%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 81°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. 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.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–71°22°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 70°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
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–72°22°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 80°27°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
76°24°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 80–83°.

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

Amite River at Port Vincent

2.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 4,340 cfs

Forecast peak 2.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Amite River Basin at Henderson Bayou Pump Station

2.9 mi

Level: 1.3 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Amite River Basin at Henderson Bayou near Port Vincent

4.0 mi

Level: 1.8 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Amite River at French Settlement

4.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 11 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:49–6:37 PM; Morning 6:56–7:44 AM
Blue hour: 6:37–6:47 PM; Morning 6:47–6:56 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:47 PM–6:47 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from French Settlement. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,500 ft, 31 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Amite River at Port Vincent

Amite River Basin at Henderson Bayou Pump Station

Amite River Basin at Henderson Bayou near Port Vincent

Amite River at French Settlement

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon