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Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

De Ridder, Beauregard Parish Airport (KDRI)

Lat: 30.83°NLon: 93.34°WElev: 207ft.

Fair

93°F

34°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index95°F (35°C)
Last update 30 Jul 6:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Polk North LA

Heat Advisory until July 30, 08:00pm
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    Heat Advisory until July 30, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Thu

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Polk North LA
 31.1°N 93.17°W
Last Update:
6:20 pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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