Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KIER

Vienna Bend, LA weather

Sunny and 59°15°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

6°3° cooler than this time yesterday (65°18° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Above 80°27° today by 1 PM
Drops 15°8° tonight 6–9 PM (80°27° → 65°18°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (76°24° → 63°17°)

This morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 9 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 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	41%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	34%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	31%	0%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	31%	0%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	30%	0%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	3%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	4%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	65%	5%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	10%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	15%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	18%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	51%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	23%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	24%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	66%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	60%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	51%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	54%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	35%	53%	5
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	31%	54%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	30%	56%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	29%	50%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	30%	63%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	34%	69%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	90%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	72%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	96%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	76%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 52°11°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 50°10°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 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
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 52°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 83.
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°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 51°11°. 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, 58°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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–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°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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
52°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 0.52 in13 mm, 40% 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 mph18 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 0.29 in7.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
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
78°26°–88°31°
Low, likely
61°16°–70°21°
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 77°25°, low 66°19°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°24°
  Dry
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 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 52°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 77–84°.

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

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 19.9 ft
Flow: 3,690 cfs

Forecast peak 19.9 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 37% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 17

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–10:00 PM

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

Vienna Bend 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

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

Looking west from Vienna Bend. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 44 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.