Heavy to Excessive Rains in The Four Corners Region and Midwest; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring a flash flooding threat across the Four Corners region and from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to challenge daily records from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ruston, Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN)

Lat: 32.51°NLon: 92.59°WElev: 312ft.

Partly Cloudy

98°F

37°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index106°F (41°C)
Last update 16 Sep 1:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Calhoun LA

Heat Advisory September 16, 01:45pm until September 16, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory September 16, 01:45pm until September 16, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Wed

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 71 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 105. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 73.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Calhoun LA
 32.47°N 92.42°W (Elev. 249 ft)
1:25 pm CDT Sep 16, 2026
1pm CDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 22, 2026
 
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