Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KIER

Point Place, LA weather

Clear and 47°8°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 47°8°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
Humidity: 97%; Air 47°8°, dew point 46°8° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising · +0.06 inHg+2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (47°8° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 85°29° today at 4 PM
Drops 15°8° tonight 6–9 PM (80°27° → 65°18°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 15°8° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (77°25° → 62°17°)

This morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 85°29° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 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 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	2%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	31%	0%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 84°29° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	30%	0%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	28%	0%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	30%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	34%	3%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	2%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	27%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	39%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	54%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	54%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	59%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	52%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	44%	49%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	40%	58%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	61%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	31%	57%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	29%	57%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	27%	49%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	29%	61%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	33%	67%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	89%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	93%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 85°29°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
84°29°–85°29°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 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, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  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 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 65°18°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–86°30°
Low, likely
57°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 68°20°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 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
79°26°–88°31°
Low, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 78°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
73°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–72°22°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 51°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 78–84°.

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

Red River at Grand Ecore

9.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 19.9 ft
Flow: 3,710 cfs

Forecast peak 20.1 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 34% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 17

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Natchitoches #2 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Point Place weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 8 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 3 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:45 PM; Morning 7:06–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:54 PM; Morning 6:57–7:06 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:54 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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