Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alexandria Esler Regional Airport (KESF)

Lat: 31.4°NLon: 92.28°WElev: 85ft.

Mostly Cloudy

69°F

21°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Simmesport LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 7am.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 7am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Simmesport LA
 30.99°N 91.82°W
5:46 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
7pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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