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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 30.54°NLon: 91.15°WElev: 69ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.03 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 22 Aug 8:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Merrydale LA

Heat Advisory August 22, 11:00am until August 22, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 111. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Calm wind.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 111. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 111. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 111. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Merrydale LA
 30.47°N 91.12°W
Last Update:
2:41 am CDT Aug 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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