Observed 3:15 AM CDT at KGAO

Golden Meadow, LA weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 15 mph24 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
Humidity: 100%; Air 55°13°, dew point 55°13° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 12–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (57°14° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 9 AM
High 78°26° today at noon
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 60°16° · Clear
This morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 77°25° · Clear
TonightDown to 58°14° by 2 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 75°24° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by 1 AM · 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 3a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	1%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	2%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	6%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	6%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	5%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	2%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	3%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	14%	6
Sat 1p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	10%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	45%	13%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	43%	10%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	42%	7%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	48%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	90%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	4%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	90%	33%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	81%	7%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	12%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	66%	20%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	52%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	28%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	60%	51%	6
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	60%	51%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	60%	47%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	58%	24%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	14%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	73%	32%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	87%	33%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	48%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	54%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	73%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	90%	66%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	87%	78%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 15 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.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 66°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 70°21°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
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
64°18°–73°23°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 71°22°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–81°27°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 70°21°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°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
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 59°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 60°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 79–81°.

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

Barataria Bay and Waterway at Bay Dosgris near Galliano

12 mi

Level: 5.4 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Barataria Bay and Waterway near Bayou Perot at Point Legard

14 mi

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Barataria Bay and Waterway at Hackberry Bay near Grand Isle

14 mi

Level: 4.0 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Barataria Bay and Waterway 14 miles SSE of Lafitte

17 mi

Level: 3.1 ft

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 13 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 57 min less
Golden hour: 5:49–6:36 PM; Morning 6:53–7:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:36–6:45 PM; Morning 6:44–6:53 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 3:44–6:44 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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