Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heat

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Current conditions at

Ruston, Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN)

Lat: 32.51°NLon: 92.59°WElev: 312ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed Vrbl 7 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 76°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 20 Aug 8:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Chatham LA

Heat Advisory August 20, 08:56am until August 20, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 20, 08:56am until August 20, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Thu

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 78 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 113. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 102 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

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

    High: 100 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 110. West wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 113. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Chatham LA
 32.27°N 92.37°W (Elev. 197 ft)
6:30 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
8am CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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