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Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Patterson Memorial (KPTN)

Lat: 29.72°NLon: 91.33°WElev: 10ft.

Partly Cloudy

76°F

24°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed S 14 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.5 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 22 Mar 2:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Franklin LA

Dense Fog Advisory March 23, 03:00am until March 23, 09:00am
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Dense Fog Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy dense fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Dense Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Patchy dense fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Franklin LA
 29.8°N 91.49°W
Last Update:
2:45 pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 28, 2026
 
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