Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains
A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >
Last Update: 611 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026
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45NM SE Pilottown LA
Marine Zone Forecast
Today
South winds around 5 knots, becoming east late this morning and afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds.
Tonight
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Sunday
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Monday
West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
Monday Night
North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet, building to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave detail: north 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds, becoming north 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds.
Tuesday
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Tuesday Night
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds.
winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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