Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oakdale, Allen Parish Airport (KACP)

Lat: 30.75°NLon: 92.69°WElev: 108ft.

Mostly Cloudy

90°F

32°C

Humidity	59%
Wind Speed	NE 5 mph
Barometer	30.05 in
Dewpoint	73°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	99°F (37°C)
Last update	31 Aug 11:55 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSE Longleaf LA

This Afternoon
High: 96 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 75 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 95 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 75 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 96 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 75 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 97 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 96 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 104. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Saturday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.