Observed 9:45 AM CDT at KPTN

Morgan City, LA weather

Sunny and 72°22°.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 63°17°; Sticky · down to 54°12° by 6 PM (comfortable)
UV index: 2Low; High 12–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.28 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 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Low 61°16° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This morningNear 72°22° · Clear
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 62°17° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 64°18° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 65°18° · 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 10a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	84%	3%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	2%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	2%	6
Sat 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	3%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	8%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	11%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	15%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	12%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	84%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	11%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	84%	26%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	87%	21%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	76%	25%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	19%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	30%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	60%	46%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	60%	57%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	62%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	69%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	63%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	72%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	63%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	59%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	68%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	84%	74%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	84%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	77%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	75%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	74%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	85%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	84%	85%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  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, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 65°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°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 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 65°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
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  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.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–86°30°
Low, likely
58°14°–71°22°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 70°21°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–74°23°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 80°27°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
78°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–72°22°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 64°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 64°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 79–84°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City

1.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 100,000 cfs

Forecast peak 2.9 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Lake Palourde above Morgan City

0.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Millhome near Stephensville

5.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Boeuf at Amelia

6.3 mi

Level: 2.5 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:39 PM; Morning 6:57–7:45 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:49 PM; Morning 6:48–6:57 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:49 PM–6:48 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Morgan City. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Morgan City, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City

Lake Palourde above Morgan City

Bayou Millhome near Stephensville

Bayou Boeuf at Amelia

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon