Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall in the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the South and Southeast

Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts will be possible from the mid-Mississippi Valley into parts of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians tonight. Heavy rain associated with these storms may lead to considerable flash and urban flooding impacts across portions of the Ohio Valley. Mid-summer heat persists from the Central Plains to the Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Patterson Memorial (KPTN)

Lat: 29.72°NLon: 91.33°WElev: 10ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.04 in (1017.1 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Aug 4:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Amelia LA

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10am and 3pm.  Patchy fog between 7am and 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 108. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 79 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 107. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10am and 3pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 108. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 107. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Amelia LA
 29.65°N 91.1°W
2:46 am CDT Aug 12, 2026
5am CDT Aug 12, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 18, 2026
 
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