Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Monroe Regional Airport (KMLU)

Lat: 32.52°NLon: 92.03°WElev: 72ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 29 Aug 10:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles ESE Chatham LA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

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

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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Point Forecast:
12 Miles ESE Chatham LA
 32.22°N 92.27°W (Elev. 157 ft)
6:29 am CDT Aug 29, 2026
11am CDT Aug 29, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 4, 2026
 
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