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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bastrop, Morehouse Memorial Airport (KBQP)

Lat: 32.76°NLon: 91.88°WElev: 167ft.

Fair

91°F

33°C

Humidity	51%
Wind Speed	S 3 mph
Barometer	29.94 in
Dewpoint	71°F (22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	97°F (36°C)
Last update	18 Aug 3:30 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Bastrop LA

Heat Advisory August 19, 10:00am until August 19, 08:00pm

Heat Advisory August 18, 03:51pm until August 18, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory August 18, 03:51pm until August 18, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Mon
Heat Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 100 °F
Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 74 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 100 °F
Hot
Tuesday Night
Low: 73 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 72 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 92 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 71 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Tuesday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 94.