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When
Until 7:00 PM
Where
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
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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
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Observed 5:50 PM CDT at KGPT

Diamondhead, MS weather

Sunny and 70°21°.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 48Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (78°26° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 56°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 78°26° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 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 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	8%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	74%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	16%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	4%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	4%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	4%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	12%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	31%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	48%	19%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	52%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	43%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	15%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	10%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	12%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	68%	12%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	17%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	33%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	17%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	29%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	39%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	42%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	43%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	44%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	38%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	59%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	67%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	76%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	77%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	74%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	79%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	80%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	85%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	78%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	74%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	71%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	62%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 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.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  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 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°25°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–70°21°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–74°23°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  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
75°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–70°21°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 78–80°.

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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

Jourdan River at Kiln

5.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft

Forecast peak 2.3 ft Thu 1 AM

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Wolf River above Gulfport

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft

Forecast peak 4.2 ft Wed 1 AM

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

East Hobolochitto Creek near Caesar

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.8 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Forecast peak 3.8 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Biloxi River near Lyman

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Thu 1 AM

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 11 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:31 PM; Morning 6:50–7:38 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:41 PM; Morning 6:41–6:50 AM; first light 6:41 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:41 PM–6:42 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Diamondhead. The highest point on the skyline is about 800 ft, 8 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Days ahead

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Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Jourdan River at Kiln

Wolf River above Gulfport

East Hobolochitto Creek near Caesar

Biloxi River near Lyman

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon