Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

De Ridder, Beauregard Parish Airport (KDRI)

Lat: 30.83°NLon: 93.34°WElev: 207ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 81°F (27°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 22 Aug 2:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

De Ridder LA

Heat Advisory August 22, 11:00am until August 22, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
De Ridder LA
 30.85°N 93.28°W
2:46 am CDT Aug 22, 2026
3am CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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