Mississippi River at Donaldsonville
6.1 mi- Level
- 6.0 ft
Forecast peak 6.0 ft Sat 7 PM
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Ends in 2 h 16 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service New Orleans LA
Elevated fire weather conditions can be expected across portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi this afternoon. Relative humidity values are forecast to drop into the low 20 to mid 30 percent range. The 20 ft wind forecast is expected to remain at or below 10 mph, which should limit critical fire weather conditions or at least the effective spread of fires that may ignite.
Some improvement in humidity levels is expected on Sunday afternoon with levels about 10 percent higher (30 to 40 percent) than this afternoon. An additional 10 percent increase is possible on Monday, which should lower the threat level somewhat.
Numerous local burn bans are in place and continue to expand across LA and MS due to ongoing drought conditions. This now includes East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington and West Feliciana Parishes along with Wilkinson, Amite, Pike, and Walthall Counties. Regardless, outdoor burning is strongly not recommended this afternoon, and all local restrictions followed.
Areas: Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 3:50 PM CDT at KHUM
Partly cloudy and 79°26°.
Today: low 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°), high 80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°).
Now 79°26°
Partly sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 40% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 43% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 48% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 53% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 59% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 65% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 72% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 78% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 77% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 80% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 83% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 83% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 86% | 15% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Mostly clear | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 83% | 25% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 86% | 36% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 90% | 42% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 80% | 38% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 73% | 69% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 68% | 67% | 3 |
| Sun 11a | Mostly sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 61% | 64% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Mostly sunny | 74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 59% | 59% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly sunny | 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 77°25° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 54% | 60% | 6 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 52% | 70% | 6 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°) | 77°25° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 52% | 76% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°) | 77°25° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 50% | 76% | 4 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly sunny | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 74°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 57% | 65% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 63% | 90% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 67°19° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 73% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 78% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Partly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 84% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 87% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 87% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 87% | 72% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 87% | 72% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 90% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 93% | 66% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 93% | 68% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 93% | 78% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 90% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 93% | 83% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 84% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 78% | 76% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 73% | 84% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 66% | 90% | 4 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 62% | 74% | 5 |
| Mon 1p | Partly sunny | 77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°) | 77°25° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 56% | 76% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Partly sunny | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 54% | 75% | 5 |
| Mon 3p | Mostly sunny | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 54% | 45% | 5 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 80°, low 54°.
Dry, high 78°, low 57°.
Dry, high 79°, low 59°.
Mostly dry, highs 80–85°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LIX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 6.0 ft Sat 7 PM
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 56% more cooling than a typical week.
Cooling degree days, base 65°F
Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).
Today, 5:00 PM–10:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.
On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
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Sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:23 PM.
Clear 6:47 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
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