Observed 4:10 AM CDT at KDTN

Plain Dealing, LA weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north-northwest. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 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 86°30° today at 4 PM
Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (81°27° → 68°20°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (76°24° → 64°18°)

TonightNear 54°12° · Clear
This morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 86°30° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 3 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 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	41%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	30%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	28%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 84°29° to 86°30°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	27%	12%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 84°29° to 86°30°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	25%	8%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	27%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	32%	4%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	19%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	23%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	24%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	25%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	22%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	18%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	67%	55%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	17%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	60%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	66%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	67%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	64%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	66%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	53%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	66%	4
Sun 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	34%	70%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	30%	65%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	28%	60%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	27%	74%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	25%	69%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	26%	70%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	31%	77%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	56%	88%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	91%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	92%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	62%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	69%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	88%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 86°30°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
84°29°–86°30°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  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: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 83°28°).
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°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 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
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
71°22°–84°29°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 80°27°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°24°
  Dry
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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 78°26°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
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
75°24°–84°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 86°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 52°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 78–84°.

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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

Red River at Hosston

7.2 mi

Level: 7.9 ft

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Bodcau Bayou near Springhill

13 mi

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Red River at Spring Bank Ferry

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.6 ft
Flow: 3,190 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Bodcau at Bayou Bodcau Lake

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 160 ft
Flow: 143 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:46 PM; Morning 7:10–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:00–7:10 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 4:29–7 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:45 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Plain Dealing, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Red River at Hosston

Bodcau Bayou near Springhill

Red River at Spring Bank Ferry

Bayou Bodcau at Bayou Bodcau Lake

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon