Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northwestern Gulf Coast from south central Louisiana to the upper Texas coast today. Read More >

Current conditions at

De Ridder, Beauregard Parish Airport (KDRI)

Lat: 30.83°NLon: 93.34°WElev: 207ft.

Overcast

82°F

28°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed NE 14 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 78°F (26°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 23 Jul 8:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SE Bancroft LA

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 100. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 89 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 101. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 100. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 101. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SE Bancroft LA
 30.49°N 93.58°W
7:45 am CDT Jul 23, 2026
8am CDT Jul 23, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 29, 2026
 
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