Observed 5:55 PM CDT at KACP

Ville Platte, LA weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (82°28° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° until 9 PM (76°24° → 64°18°)
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 55°13° by 3 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 2 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tuesday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tuesday afternoonUp to 82°28° by 3 PM · 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
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	36%	82%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	58%	92%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	93%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	93%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	95%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	97%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	96%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	89%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	86%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	86%	5
Mon 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	83%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	80%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	40%	69%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	74%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	67%	0
Mon 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	66%	0
Mon 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	74%	0
Mon 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	74%	0
Tue 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	77%	0
Tue 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	81%	0
Tue 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	77%	0
Tue 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	91%	0
Tue 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	91%	0
Tue 5a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	82%	0
Tue 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	83%	0
Tue 7a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	75%	0
Tue 8a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	73%	0
Tue 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	73%	1
Tue 10a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	84%	73%	2
Tue 11a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	63%	3
Tue 12p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	74%	4
Tue 1p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	69%	4
Tue 2p	Mostly cloudy	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	78%	5
Tue 3p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	70%	5
Tue 4p	Mostly cloudy	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	81%	3
Tue 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	78%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  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: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 84°29°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 83°28°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 86°30°, low 69°21°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–88°31°
Low, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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
78°26°–87°31°
Low, likely
62°17°–73°23°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 67°19°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–87°31°
Low, likely
61°16°–73°23°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 55°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 82°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Highs 81–86°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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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

Bayou Cocodrie near Whiteville

7.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 17.7 ft

Reading from Sun 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Courtableau at Washington

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.3 ft

Reading from Sun 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.1 ft

Reading from Sun 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Teche near Port Barre

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 17.3 ft

Reading from Sun 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 9 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:42 PM; Morning 7:03–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:51 PM; Morning 6:54–7:03 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 91% cover).

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:42 AM · rises 5:58 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Ville Platte. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 8 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ville Platte, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Bayou Cocodrie near Whiteville

Bayou Courtableau at Washington

Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice

Bayou Teche near Port Barre

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon