Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 30.54°NLon: 91.15°WElev: 69ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	NW 5 mph
Barometer	30.10 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint	73°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	76°F (24°C)
Last update	1 Aug 11:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Zachary LA

Overnight
Low: 75 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 92 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 74 °F
T-storms
Likely then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 90 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 72 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 92 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 73 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
Tuesday
High: 90 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 73 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

Saturday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.