Observed 2:10 PM CDT at KMLU

Sterlington, LA weather

Sunny and 82°28°.

Mostly agree

Now 82°28°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. Light through 2 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Was high 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Drops 15°8° tonight 6–9 PM (79°26° → 64°18°)
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 14°8° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (75°24° → 61°16°)
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

This afternoonNear 83°28° · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 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 2p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	26%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	25%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 85°29°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	24%	1%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	26%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	6%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	21%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	15%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	8%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	4%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	9%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	58%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	32%	61%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	30%	60%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	28%	75%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	27%	65%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	29%	86%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	33%	87%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	65%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	60%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	64%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	84%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	91%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	93%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	83%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	62%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	70%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	60%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 50°10°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
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°20°
  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 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
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°–58°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°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 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 64°18°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  20% chance · 0.18 in4.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 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
71°22°–86°30°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°29°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  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
67°19°–71°22°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  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
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–71°22°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 50°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–84°.

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

Bayou D'Arbonne at Lake D'Arbonne

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 78.8 ft
Flow: 1,600 cfs

Forecast peak 78.8 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Ouachita River at Felsenthal Lock and Dam

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 65.1 ft
Flow: 16,500 cfs

Forecast peak 65.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Boeuf River near Alto

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.1 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Forecast peak 13.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Ouachita River at Monroe

14 mi

Level: 18.3 ft
Flow: 8,270 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 45% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 22

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Monroe Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

Sterlington weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:40 PM; Morning 7:03–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 6:54–7:03 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:50 PM–6:54 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Sterlington. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,200 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sterlington, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Bayou D'Arbonne at Lake D'Arbonne

Ouachita River at Felsenthal Lock and Dam

Boeuf River near Alto

Ouachita River at Monroe

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon