Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

De Ridder, Beauregard Parish Airport (KDRI)

Lat: 30.83°NLon: 93.34°WElev: 207ft.

Partly Cloudy

96°F

36°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Heat Index101°F (38°C)
Last update 21 Aug 6:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fullerton LA

Severe T-storm Watch until August 21, 09:00pm
Heat Advisory August 22, 11:00am until August 22, 08:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning August 21, 07:17pm until August 21, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Severe T-storm Watch until August 21, 09:00pm
    Extreme Heat Warning August 21, 07:17pm until August 21, 08:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Tonight

    Low: 76 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 108. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 108. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fullerton LA
 30.99°N 92.99°W
6:45 pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
7pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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