Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northern Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ruston, Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN)

Lat: 32.51°NLon: 92.59°WElev: 312ft.

Mostly Cloudy

76°F

24°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 23 Jul 5:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Simsboro LA

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 103. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

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

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 103. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Simsboro LA
 32.48°N 92.83°W (Elev. 305 ft)
1:25 am CDT Jul 23, 2026
5am CDT Jul 23, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 29, 2026
 
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