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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Extreme Heat Warning in effect from August 19, 10:00 AM CDT until August 19, 08:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Shreveport, Shreveport Downtown Airport (KDTN)

Lat: 32.54°NLon: 93.74°WElev: 177ft.

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	S 7 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	90°F (32°C)
Last update	18 Aug 11:53 pm CDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Barksdale Air Force Base LA

Extreme Heat Warning August 19, 10:00am until August 19, 08:00pm

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Extreme Heat Warning

Overnight
Low: 76 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 103 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 77 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 99 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 74 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 94 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 72 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 93 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 72 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Heat index values as high as 113. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 77. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 111. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Saturday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 72.