Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Active Pattern Continues in Hawaii

Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected today from the ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley through the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat today from east Texas into New York. A powerful kona storm will continue to impact Hawaii through Saturday, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and severe thunderstorms. Read More >

Current conditions at

Patterson Memorial (KPTN)

Lat: 29.72°NLon: 91.33°WElev: 10ft.

Overcast

79°F

26°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed S 16 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1014.1 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 11 Mar 3:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Morgan City LA

Wind Advisory until March 11, 05:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until March 11, 05:00pm

    NOW until 5:00pm Wed

    Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am.  Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Low around 54. South wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 54 °F

    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Low around 54. South wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Morgan City LA
 29.7°N 91.2°W
3:45 pm CDT Mar 11, 2026
4pm CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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