Heavy Rainfall and Flooding in the Mid-Atlantic; Heat and Wildfire Concerns in the West

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms may result in flash flooding for portions of the mid-Atlantic region through tonight. Meanwhile, excessive heat will continue to build across the West through Tuesday. Heat Advisories and Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect. Fire Weather concerns continue for the West with dry and breezy conditions. Watching the tropics across the Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from July 15, 10:00 AM CDT until July 15, 07:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field (KBTR)

Lat: 30.54°NLon: 91.15°WElev: 69ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.07 in (1018.0 mb)
Dewpoint	74°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Jul 12:53 am CDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Plaquemine LA

Heat Advisory July 15, 10:00am until July 15, 07:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 95 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 76 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 96 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 76 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 90 °F
Showers
Likely then
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 75 °F
Showers
Likely
Friday
High: 86 °F
Showers then
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 75 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 90. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers likely between 10pm and 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.