Observed 10:30 AM CDT at KMLU

Mer Rouge, LA weather

Sunny and 72°22°.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 84°29° today at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° today 5–8 PM (82°28° → 70°21°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 14°8° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (75°24° → 61°16°)

This morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 9 AM · 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 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	29%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	27%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	25%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	25%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	26%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	31%	2%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	17%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	1%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	7%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	26%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	33%	73%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	32%	56%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	29%	63%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	28%	57%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	30%	72%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	68%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	44%	65%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	63%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	69%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	90%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	90%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°19°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  20% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–86°30°
Low, likely
57°14°–68°20°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 81°27°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.65 in17 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  20% chance · 0.52 in13 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 67°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–86°30°
Low, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 76°24°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–71°22°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–82°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (JAN) (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

Ouachita River at Felsenthal Lock and Dam

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 65.1 ft
Flow: 16,500 cfs

Forecast peak 65.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Bartholomew at Beekman

7.8 mi

Level: 0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

BOEUF RIVER NEAR MER ROUGE

12 mi

Level: 7.1 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Chemin-a-haut Bayou near Beekman

14 mi

Level: 6.4 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:39 PM; Morning 7:02–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:49 PM; Morning 6:53–7:02 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:49 PM–6:54 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Mer Rouge. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,900 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.