Observed 8:55 AM CDT at KESF

Simmesport, LA weather

Sunny and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 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 (55°13° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 82°28° today at 4 PM
Drops 14°8° tonight 6–9 PM (77°25° → 63°17°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (76°24° → 64°18°)

This morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 8 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 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	22%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	2%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	0%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	11%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	63%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	52%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	44%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	50%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	49%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	53%	6
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	42%	60%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	78%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	80%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	52%	80%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	95%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	92%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 49. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  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 80. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. 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, 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 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  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 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°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
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–71°22°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 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°–86°30°
Low, likely
58°14°–74°23°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 78°26°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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
75°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 78–83°.

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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 Simmesport

1.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.4 ft
Flow: 136,000 cfs

Forecast peak 9.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Red River Landing

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 24.4 ft
Flow: 351,000 cfs

Forecast peak 24.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Des Glaises Diversion Ch near Moreauville

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Des Glaises Diversion Ch. at Moreauville

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 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: 5:52–6:41 PM; Morning 7:01–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:50 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:50 PM–6:52 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Simmesport. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 28 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Simmesport, 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 Simmesport

Mississippi River at Red River Landing

Bayou Des Glaises Diversion Ch near Moreauville

Bayou Des Glaises Diversion Ch. at Moreauville

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon