Observed 4:50 PM CDT at KHUM

Houma, LA weather

Sunny and 81°27°.

Forecasts agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · up to 57°14° by 10 PM (a little sticky)
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 12–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 84Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.11 inHg1020 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 59°15° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 81°27° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 3 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 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
Fri 6p	Clear	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	0%	1
Fri 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	1%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	90%	1%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	2%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	4%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	6%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	13%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	12%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	11%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	18%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	1%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	2%	6
Sat 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	15%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	11%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	12%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	42%	10%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	41%	6%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	44%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	22%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	78%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	73%	49%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	46%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	44%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	41%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	41%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	36%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	36%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	62%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	67%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 80°27° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 58°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 79°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°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, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 58°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 79°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 10 to 15 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
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 58°14°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 10 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
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly 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. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
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 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 69°21°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 72°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
78°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 72°22°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 59°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 56°.
Sunday
Dry, high 79°, low 59°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 79–83°.

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

Mississippi River Delta Basin at Company Canal at Salt Barrier near Lockport

9.6 mi

Level: 2.5 ft

Reading from Fri 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River Delta Basin at Company Canal at Hwy 1 at Lockport

11 mi

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Fri 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Lafourche at Lockport

11 mi

Level: 5.2 ft

Reading from Fri 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River Delta Basin at Bayou Black at Greenwood

12 mi

Level: 1.8 ft

Reading from Fri 4:07 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 55% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 21

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–4:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

THIBODAUX 4 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

±0°SatOct 17
−10°−6°SunOct 18
−10°−6°MonOct 19
−5°−3°TueOct 20
−4°−2°WedOct 21
−3°−2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Houma weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 14 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:39 PM; Morning 6:54–7:42 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:48 PM; Morning 6:45–6:54 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:48 PM–6:46 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:29 AM · rises 4:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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