Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KGAO

Lockport, LA weather

Sunny and 75°24°.

Forecasts agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the east. 58–11 mph18 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 56°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 75°24° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 3 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · 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 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	17%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	13%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	24%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	35%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	41%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	39%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	75%	74%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	68%	62%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	66%	65%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	61%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	68%	6
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	56%	74%	6
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	77%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	68%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	71%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	48%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	87%	68%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	66%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	45%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	67%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	79%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	72%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	78%	66%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	73%	79%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	64%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	74%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	80%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	56%	77%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	76%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	54%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  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 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. 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, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
78°26°–85°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 70°21°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°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°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–71°22°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 59°.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 61°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 80–84°.

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

Bayou Lafourche at Lockport

0.4 mi

Level: 5.2 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

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

0.8 mi

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

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

1.9 mi

Level: 2.5 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Barataria Bay and Waterway at West Bank Bayou Gauche

11 mi

Level: 0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 4:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 13 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 5:49–6:37 PM; Morning 6:54–7:42 AM
Blue hour: 6:37–6:46 PM; Morning 6:45–6:54 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:46 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:17 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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