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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from August 13, 10:00 AM CDT until August 13, 07:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Ruston, Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN)

Lat: 32.51°NLon: 92.59°WElev: 312ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.94 in
Dewpoint	74°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	13 Aug 2:35 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Choudrant LA

Heat Advisory August 13, 10:00am until August 13, 07:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 96 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 74 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 94 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 74 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 96 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 73 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 97 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 73 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.