Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
672 FOUS54 KLIX 180544 PFMLIX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1244 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 MSZ070-182100- McComb-Pike MS 31.18N 90.47W Elev. 424 ft 1244 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 98 76 97 75 96 Temp 77 76 87 96 98 92 82 79 78 77 87 95 97 91 81 78 77 75 86 93 96 90 Dewpt 73 70 73 71 69 72 74 73 73 73 75 72 70 72 73 73 73 72 74 71 70 71 RH 87 82 63 45 39 52 77 82 85 87 68 48 42 54 77 85 87 90 68 49 43 54 Wind dir W W W W W SW S SW W W W W SW S S SW W W W W W SW Wind spd 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 6 4 5 2 Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 20 20 10 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C Tstms S S C C Heat index 94104104100 88 96104104 99 86 94100103 96 Max heat 104 104 93 104 104 95 100 103 Heat Y Y Y Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 73 95 73 96 72 98 73 96 Temp 76 74 93 90 77 74 93 90 76 73 95 91 77 74 93 90 Dewpt 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 71 70 68 69 70 70 68 68 PWind dir SW W SW NW W NW SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 30 20 20 20 10 5 10 Rain shwrs C S S S Tstms C S S S $$ LAZ048-182100- Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge LA 30.53N 91.15W Elev. 64 ft 1244 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 98 79 97 77 97 Temp 80 78 88 95 97 93 85 82 80 79 88 94 97 92 84 81 79 77 87 94 97 93 Dewpt 75 74 75 73 72 73 75 75 75 75 76 74 72 73 75 75 75 74 75 72 71 71 RH 85 88 66 49 45 52 72 79 85 88 68 53 45 54 74 82 88 90 68 49 43 49 Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW Wind spd 6 5 6 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 8 8 6 8 8 6 6 5 8 6 6 4 Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 5 10 10 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 85 98105106102 94 89 85 99105106101 92 87 96102105100 Max heat 87 105 107 101 89 105 106 98 85 102 105 Heat Y Y Y Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 76 97 76 97 76 98 76 98 Temp 80 77 94 92 80 77 94 92 80 76 95 92 80 77 95 92 Dewpt 74 74 72 72 74 74 72 71 74 74 71 70 74 74 71 70 PWind dir SW W SW W SW W SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 10 20 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S S S S $$ LAZ076-182100- Slidell-Southeast St Tammany LA 30.25N 89.77W Elev. 29 ft 1244 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 96 77 96 76 95 Temp 80 78 88 95 96 94 86 83 80 78 89 95 96 92 84 82 79 77 88 95 95 91 Dewpt 75 74 75 74 73 75 77 76 75 75 76 75 73 75 77 76 75 74 75 73 71 74 RH 85 88 66 51 48 54 75 80 85 91 66 53 48 58 80 82 88 90 66 49 46 58 Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW N W W W W W SW N Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 2 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 2 0 3 4 5 6 5 5 0 Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 30 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.04 0.12 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S S S S Tstms S C S S S S Heat index 85 98106106106 97 91 85 100107106103 94 89 98105103101 Max heat 89 106 107 103 89 107 107 100 87 105 104 Extreme Heat W W W Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 75 95 75 95 75 96 75 96 Temp 80 76 94 91 80 76 94 91 80 76 95 92 81 76 95 91 Dewpt 75 73 73 74 75 73 73 74 75 73 71 73 75 73 72 73 PWind dir W W W W NW W SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 10 20 5 20 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S S S S S $$ LAZ077-182100- New Orleans-Western Orleans LA 30.00N 90.25W Elev. 11 ft 1244 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 96 79 96 78 95 Temp 81 80 89 95 96 93 86 83 81 80 89 95 96 92 85 83 80 79 88 94 95 93 Dewpt 76 77 76 75 74 75 77 77 77 77 77 75 74 75 77 77 76 76 75 74 73 73 RH 85 91 66 53 49 56 75 82 88 91 68 53 49 58 77 82 88 91 66 53 49 52 Wind dir W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W SW SW W W W W NW SW SW Wind spd 6 6 8 5 4 8 9 8 8 6 9 6 5 8 8 8 8 8 9 6 5 6 Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 20 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 87 87100107107105 97 92 88 87102107107103 96 92 86 98105105102 Max heat 89 107 109 103 92 107 107 102 90 105 106 Extreme Heat W W W Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 78 95 78 95 78 96 78 95 Temp 82 78 94 93 82 79 93 91 82 79 94 92 82 78 93 92 Dewpt 76 76 74 73 76 76 74 74 76 76 73 73 76 76 73 72 PWind dir SW W SW W W NW SW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 20 20 30 10 20 5 20 Rain shwrs S S S C S S Tstms S S S C S S $$ LAZ078-182100- East New Orleans-Eastern Orleans LA 30.07N 89.93W Elev. 11 ft 1244 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 95 82 94 81 94 Temp 83 83 87 91 94 92 87 84 83 82 88 91 94 91 86 84 82 81 87 91 93 91 Dewpt 78 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 80 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 79 78 77 77 RH 85 85 77 68 60 64 75 82 85 88 77 68 60 66 77 82 85 88 77 66 60 64 Wind dir W W W W W S SW W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W SW Wind spd 8 8 8 6 4 4 6 6 8 8 9 6 4 4 5 6 6 6 9 6 4 3 Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 5 20 20 10 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.03 0 0.06 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 93 93101108110107100 95 93 91105108110106 98 95 90 88101106107105 Max heat 94 108 112 108 95 108 110 103 93 106 107 Extreme Heat W W W Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 80 94 81 94 80 94 81 94 Temp 83 81 91 91 83 81 91 90 83 81 91 91 83 81 91 90 Dewpt 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 76 77 77 77 76 PWind dir W W SW W W W SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 10 20 5 20 Rain shwrs S S S S S S Tstms S S S S S S $$ MSZ087-182100- Gulfport-Southern Harrison MS 30.42N 89.08W Elev. 29 ft 1244 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 97 79 97 78 97 Temp 81 79 89 96 96 92 85 83 81 79 91 97 95 90 84 82 80 78 90 97 95 91 Dewpt 77 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 76 77 76 77 77 77 77 76 75 77 75 75 76 RH 88 91 66 53 53 62 77 82 88 91 64 51 56 66 80 85 88 91 66 50 53 62 Wind dir W W NW W SW SW W SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW Wind spd 6 5 6 6 10 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 9 6 4 3 4 5 6 5 9 6 Clouds SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 OV B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC PoP 12hr 30 10 40 20 20 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.12 0.23 0.18 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C S S S S S Tstms S S S C S S S S Heat index 88 100110110106 96 92 88 105111110103 94 90 86 103110107103 Max heat 92 110 111 105 92 111 113 100 88 110 110 Extreme Heat W W W Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 96 77 96 77 97 77 96 Temp 81 77 95 90 81 77 94 90 81 78 95 90 82 77 94 89 Dewpt 76 75 75 76 76 75 74 75 76 74 73 75 76 74 73 75 PWind dir W W W W W SW SW SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 30 30 20 10 20 10 20 Rain shwrs S C C S S S Tstms S C C S S S $$ MSZ088-182100- Pascagoula-Southern Jackson MS 30.47N 88.53W Elev. 12 ft 1244 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 95 77 95 75 95 Temp 80 78 88 94 93 89 83 82 79 78 89 95 93 88 82 80 78 76 89 95 92 89 Dewpt 76 75 76 76 77 77 77 77 75 75 77 77 77 77 76 76 75 75 76 75 75 76 RH 88 91 68 56 60 68 82 85 88 91 68 56 60 70 82 88 91 97 66 53 58 66 Wind dir W W NW W SW SW W SW W W NW W SW SW W N W NW NW W SW SW Wind spd 5 5 5 5 9 6 4 1 4 4 5 5 8 5 3 0 2 4 5 4 8 5 Wind gust 11 10 Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 20 50 20 30 QPF 12hr 0.07 0.58 0.35 0.11 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S S C C S S C C S Tstms S C S S C C S C C S Heat index 86 99107107102 92 90 102110107100 89 86 100107103100 Max heat 90 107 110 97 87 110 110 97 107 106 Extreme Heat W W W Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 74 94 74 94 75 95 74 94 Temp 78 75 93 89 79 76 93 89 79 76 93 89 80 75 93 89 Dewpt 75 74 74 76 75 74 74 76 75 74 73 75 75 74 72 74 PWind dir W W W W W W SW SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 30 20 20 10 20 10 20 Rain shwrs S C S S S S Tstms S C S S S S $$