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Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ruston, Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN)

Lat: 32.51°NLon: 92.59°WElev: 312ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 76°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index75°F (24°C)
Last update 26 Jul 5:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Bernice LA

Heat Advisory July 26, 11:00am until July 26, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. West wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Bernice LA
 32.82°N 92.69°W (Elev. 200 ft)
Last Update:
1:50 am CDT Jul 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 1, 2026
 
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