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.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 80°F (27°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index100°F (38°C)
Last update 21 Aug 9:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles WSW Hornbeck LA

Extreme Heat Warning until August 21, 09:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning until August 21, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Fri

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Today

    High: 101 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Calm wind.

    Low: 77 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 111. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Calm wind.

    Low: 77 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.

    Low: 78 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 108. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 111. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
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Point Forecast:
11 Miles WSW Hornbeck LA
 31.26°N 93.57°W (Elev. 197 ft)
6:31 am CDT Aug 21, 2026
10am CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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