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Severe Storms and Heavy Rain the Mississippi Valley and Midwest; Widespread Heat in the Central US

Severe thunderstorms and showers have the potential for large hail, a few strong tornadoes, damaging winds with gusts over 75 mph, and localized flash flooding across parts of the Mid/Upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest. A widespread heat wave will continue across the Central U.S. and Midwest today. Fire weather concerns persist in the Southwest into the central Rockies and northern California. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Lake Pontchartrain (GMZ531) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Lake Pontchartrain (GMZ531)
Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Last Update: 537 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026		Print

Today: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet this afternoon.

Tonight: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.

Thursday: Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.

Friday: South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Saturday: West winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

Sunday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.






Zone Forecast: Lake Pontchartrain (GMZ531)

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