Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alexandria Esler Regional Airport (KESF)

Lat: 31.4°NLon: 92.28°WElev: 85ft.

Fog

72°F

22°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.17 in (1021.5 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Last update 17 Sep 5:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Paradise LA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 70 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Paradise LA
 31.39°N 92.39°W
6:21 am CDT Sep 17, 2026
6am CDT Sep 17, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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