Observed 9:45 PM CDT at KLFT

Washington, LA weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky · down to 47°8° by 11 PM (comfortable)
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 80°27° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 80°27° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 67°19° by 8 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
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	20%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	24%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	63%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	57%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	65%	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	56%	67%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	55%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	56%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	47%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	62%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	35%	67%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	34%	57%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	71%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	68%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	90%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	92%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	96%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	87%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	95%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	73%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	36%	71%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	36%	38%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	22%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	40%	27%	2
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	38%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	85%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	79%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  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, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°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. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 56°13°. 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
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 85°29°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–89°32°
Low, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 86°30°, low 70°21°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 87°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 79°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
82°28°–90°32°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 66°19°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
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
77°25°–91°33°
Low, likely
53°12°–72°22°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 54°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 81–86°.

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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 Krotz Springs

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 136,000 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Atchafalaya River at Melville

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.3 ft
Flow: 124,000 cfs

Forecast peak 6.4 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Courtableau at Washington

0.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.4 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Teche near Port Barre

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 17.4 ft

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 10 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:42 PM; Morning 7:01–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:51 PM; Morning 6:52–7:01 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 9:59 PM–6:53 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Washington. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Washington, LA weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs

Atchafalaya River at Melville

Bayou Courtableau at Washington

Bayou Teche near Port Barre

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon