Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

De Ridder, Beauregard Parish Airport (KDRI)

Lat: 30.83°NLon: 93.34°WElev: 207ft.

Overcast

69°F

21°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 7:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Fort Polk South LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2am.  Widespread dense fog, mainly between 1am and 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Dense Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2am. Widespread dense fog, mainly between 1am and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Basemap Options
Click map to change the forecast location
Loading map...

ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Fort Polk South LA
 31.01°N 93.2°W
5:46 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
7pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
Get as KML Get as XML

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database