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.

75°F

24°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed S 16 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 11:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Franklin LA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am.  Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

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

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly 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 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Franklin LA
 29.78°N 91.51°W
11:50 am CST Feb 26, 2026
12pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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