Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KDRI

Oretta, LA weather

Sunny and 85°29°.

Mostly agree

Now 85°29°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable · up to 54°12° by 9 PM
UV index: 2Low; Was high 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 67Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (87°31° then, 85°29° now)

Good hours for

Drops 14°8° tonight 6–9 PM (81°27° → 67°19°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (77°25° → 65°18°)

This afternoonNear 84°29° · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 3 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 82°28° by 2 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
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	27%	6%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	30%	11%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	3%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	7%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	11%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	19%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	18%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	29%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	25%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	21%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	59%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	72%	52%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	50%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	52%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	37%	55%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	32%	76%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	30%	70%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	30%	88%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	27%	88%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	29%	81%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	84%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	96%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	90%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	77%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	95%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	85%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	68%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	59%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	34%	27%	6
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	33%	27%	5

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
83°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  30% chance
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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–89°32°
Low, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 85°29°, low 70°21°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 86°30°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 76°25°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 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
82°28°–91°33°
Low, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  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
77°25°–85°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–71°22°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 55°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 81–85°.

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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

Sabine River near Bon Wier

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.6 ft
Flow: 384 cfs

Forecast peak 11.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Calcasieu River at Saltwater Barrier

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 6,830 cfs

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Buxton Creek at HWY 27 near DeQuincy

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Calcasieu River at Dunn Ferry Road

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 4:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 11 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:48 PM; Morning 7:07–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:57 PM; Morning 6:57–7:07 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:57 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Oretta, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Sabine River near Bon Wier

Calcasieu River at Saltwater Barrier

Buxton Creek at HWY 27 near DeQuincy

West Fork Calcasieu River at Dunn Ferry Road

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon