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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Patterson Memorial (KPTN)

Lat: 29.72°NLon: 91.33°WElev: 10ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	SW 3 mph
Barometer	29.99 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	23 Aug 12:56 am CDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE Morgan City LA

Heat Advisory August 23, 11:00am until August 23, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 82 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 95 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 83 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 92 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 82 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 92 °F
Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 82 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 92 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 80 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 82. West wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 108. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 83. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 82. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 82. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 90. Chance of precipitation is 80%.