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

Natchitoches, Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER)

Lat: 31.74°NLon: 93.1°WElev: 121ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 21 Aug 8:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Many LA

Heat Advisory August 21, 09:00pm until August 22, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Many LA
 31.56°N 93.46°W (Elev. 312 ft)
8:35 pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
8pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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