Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Active Pattern Continues in Hawaii

Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected today from the ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley through the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat today from east Texas into New York. A powerful kona storm will continue to impact Hawaii through Saturday, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and severe thunderstorms. Read More >

Current conditions at

De Ridder, Beauregard Parish Airport (KDRI)

Lat: 30.83°NLon: 93.34°WElev: 207ft.

Thunderstorm Light Rain

74°F

23°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 4:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NE Bancroft LA

Tornado Watch until March 11, 06:00pm
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Tornado Watch
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    Tornado Watch until March 11, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Tornado Watch

  • This Afternoon

    High: 81 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 46 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 81. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NE Bancroft LA
 30.63°N 93.6°W
3:45 pm CDT Mar 11, 2026
4pm CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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