Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Patterson Memorial (KPTN)

Lat: 29.72°NLon: 91.33°WElev: 10ft.

Overcast

67°F

19°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.7 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 7:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Morgan City LA

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 66 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Morgan City LA
 29.68°N 91.2°W
6:45 am CST Feb 26, 2026
10am CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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