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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minden Airport (KMNE)

Lat: 32.65°NLon: 93.3°WElev: 278ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 17 Sep 12:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles W Athens LA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 71 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles W Athens LA
 32.64°N 93.12°W (Elev. 299 ft)
Last Update:
12:50 am CDT Sep 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am CDT Sep 17, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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