Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Patterson Memorial (KPTN)

Lat: 29.72°NLon: 91.33°WElev: 10ft.

Fog

67°F

19°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Last update 27 Feb 5:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Morgan City LA

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Morgan City LA
 29.68°N 91.2°W
5:45 am CST Feb 27, 2026
7am CST Feb 27, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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