Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ruston, Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN)

Lat: 32.51°NLon: 92.59°WElev: 312ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 4 Sep 7:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Arcadia LA

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Labor Day
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Arcadia LA
 32.55°N 92.93°W (Elev. 397 ft)
6:31 am CDT Sep 4, 2026
7am CDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 10, 2026
 
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