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When
Until 7:00 PM
Where
Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson
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Elevated fire weather conditions can be expected across portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi this afternoon. Relative humidity values are forecast to drop into the low 20 to mid 30 percent range. The 20 ft wind forecast is expected to remain at or below 10 mph, which should limit critical fire weather conditions or at least the effective spread of fires that may ignite.
Some improvement in humidity levels is expected on Sunday afternoon with levels about 10 percent higher (30 to 40 percent) than this afternoon. An additional 10 percent increase is possible on Monday, which should lower the threat level somewhat.
Numerous local burn bans are in place and continue to expand across LA and MS due to ongoing drought conditions. This now includes East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington and West Feliciana Parishes along with Wilkinson, Amite, Pike, and Walthall Counties. Regardless, outdoor burning is strongly not recommended this afternoon, and all local restrictions followed.
Areas: Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson
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Observed 10:15 AM CDT at KBXA

Rio, LA weather

Sunny and 68°20°.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable · down to 44°7° by 12 PM
UV index: 4Moderate; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 80°27° today at 3 PM
Drops 13°7° today 5–8 PM (78°26° → 65°18°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
Drops 14°8° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (77°25° → 63°17°)

This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 10 AM · 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 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	32%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	28%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	27%	0%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	26%	0%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	26%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	28%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	16%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	86%	8%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	70%	2%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	2%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	42%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	41%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	42%	13%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	9%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	9%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	17%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	47%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	26%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	75%	26%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	39%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	45%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	68%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	65%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	62%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	62%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	65%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	67%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	58%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	70%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	71%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	62%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	73%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	80%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 81°27°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  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
79°26°–86°30°
Low, likely
54°12°–69°21°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°29°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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
80°27°–88°31°
Low, likely
56°13°–71°22°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 79°26°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  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
76°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–71°22°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 79–84°.

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

Bogue Chitto River near Bush

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 607 cfs

Forecast peak 2.7 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pearl River near Bogalusa

8.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 1,520 cfs

Forecast peak 6.0 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

West Hobolochitto Creek near McNeill

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Forecast peak 5.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Pearl River at Pools Bluff near Bogalusa

2.8 mi

Level: 56.1 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 10 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:33 PM; Morning 6:53–7:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:43 PM; Morning 6:43–6:53 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:43 PM–6:44 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

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The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Bogue Chitto River near Bush

Pearl River near Bogalusa

West Hobolochitto Creek near McNeill

Pearl River at Pools Bluff near Bogalusa

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon