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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Sunday could bring areas of flooding to parts of the upper Midwest, central Great Lakes, southern New England and Virginia/North Carolina tidewater region. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oakdale, Allen Parish Airport (KACP)

Lat: 30.75°NLon: 92.69°WElev: 108ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 17 Sep 9:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Elton LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

    Low: 68 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.

    Low: 69 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    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 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Elton LA
 30.53°N 92.76°W
Last Update:
7:45 pm CDT Sep 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Sep 17, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 24, 2026
 
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