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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 9:25 AM CDT at KMSY

Hester, LA weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 61°16°; Sticky · down to 51°11° by 3 PM (comfortable)
UV index: 1Low; High 12–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 56Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 79°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 55°13° tonight at 2 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 78°26° · Clear
TonightDown to 55°13° by 2 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 59°15° · 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 9a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	1%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	68%	1%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	1%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	9%	6
Sat 1p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	6%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	42%	0%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	38%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	36%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	17%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	26%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	22%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	93%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	7%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	16%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	84%	28%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	70%	48%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	49%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	52%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	56%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	59%	6
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	56%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	58%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	61%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	58%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	61%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	69%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	90%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	90%	79%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	90%	79%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	93%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	87%	93%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 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
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  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 79. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. 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
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  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 82. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–87°31°
Low, likely
58°14°–70°21°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 84°29°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
59°15°–72°22°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 79°26°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–72°22°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 58°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 79–84°.

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 Reserve

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft

Forecast peak 4.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Donaldsonville

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft

Forecast peak 6.0 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Amite River Basin at Bayou Conway near Sorrento

11 mi

Level: -1.8 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Amite River Basin at New River Canal near Sorrento

11 mi

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:37 PM; Morning 6:56–7:43 AM
Blue hour: 6:37–6:47 PM; Morning 6:46–6:56 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:47 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Hester.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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