Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
611 FOUS54 KLIX 181038 PFMLIX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service New Orleans LA 538 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 MSZ070-182100- McComb-Pike MS 31.18N 90.47W Elev. 424 ft 538 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 74 97 Temp 76 87 95 98 91 81 79 77 76 87 94 97 91 81 78 76 75 86 94 97 90 Dewpt 72 73 71 70 72 73 73 73 73 75 72 70 72 73 73 73 72 74 71 69 70 RH 87 63 46 41 54 77 82 87 90 68 49 42 54 77 85 90 90 68 47 40 52 Wind dir W W W W SW S SW W W W W SW S S SW SW W W W SW SW Wind spd 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 6 3 3 3 4 4 6 4 4 2 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 20 30 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S S Tstms S C S S Heat index 94103105 99 86 96102104 99 86 94101103 96 Max heat 103 105 93 102 104 92 101 103 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 96 73 96 72 98 73 98 Temp 77 74 93 89 76 74 94 91 76 73 95 93 77 74 95 91 Dewpt 72 72 72 71 72 72 71 69 70 69 67 67 69 70 68 68 PWind dir SW W W NW NW N SW SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 40 10 10 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs C Tstms C $$ LAZ048-182100- Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge LA 30.53N 91.15W Elev. 64 ft 538 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 98 78 97 77 97 Temp 78 88 95 98 93 85 82 80 78 88 94 97 92 84 81 79 77 87 94 97 92 Dewpt 75 75 73 72 73 75 75 76 76 76 73 72 73 75 75 75 75 75 72 70 71 RH 91 66 49 43 52 72 79 88 94 68 51 45 54 74 82 88 94 68 49 42 51 Wind dir W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW Wind spd 5 6 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 8 8 8 9 9 6 6 5 8 6 6 6 Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 5 10 10 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 98105107102 94 89 86 99103106101 92 87 96102104 99 Max heat 105 107 98 87 103 106 97 85 102 104 Heat Y Y Y Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 98 77 97 76 99 76 98 Temp 81 77 95 91 80 77 94 92 80 76 96 93 80 77 96 93 Dewpt 75 75 73 72 75 75 73 72 74 73 70 70 74 74 70 70 PWind dir SW W SW NW W NW SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 20 20 20 10 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S S S S $$ LAZ076-182100- Slidell-Southeast St Tammany LA 30.25N 89.77W Elev. 29 ft 538 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 78 88 95 96 93 85 83 80 78 88 94 96 92 84 82 79 77 88 95 95 91 Dewpt 75 76 75 74 75 77 76 75 74 76 75 72 74 77 76 75 74 75 73 71 73 RH 91 68 53 49 56 77 80 85 88 68 54 46 56 80 82 88 90 66 49 46 56 Wind dir W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW N W W W W W W SW N Wind spd 5 5 5 5 2 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 0 3 4 5 5 6 5 5 0 Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 20 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S Heat index 99107107105 96 91 85 99106105102 94 89 98105103100 Max heat 107 107 99 89 106 106 99 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 97 75 97 Temp 81 76 95 91 80 76 94 91 80 76 95 92 81 76 96 92 Dewpt 75 74 74 74 75 73 73 74 75 72 71 72 75 73 71 72 PWind dir W W W W NW W S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 5 30 20 20 10 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C S S S S Tstms C S S S S $$ LAZ077-182100- New Orleans-Western Orleans LA 30.00N 90.25W Elev. 11 ft 538 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 96 79 96 78 96 Temp 80 89 95 96 94 86 83 81 79 89 94 96 92 85 82 80 78 88 94 96 93 Dewpt 77 76 75 74 75 76 77 77 77 77 74 73 75 76 76 76 76 75 73 72 73 RH 91 66 53 49 54 72 82 88 94 68 53 48 58 75 82 88 94 66 51 46 52 Wind dir W W W W SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W NW W S Wind spd 6 8 5 4 8 9 8 8 6 9 6 6 8 9 8 8 6 9 6 4 6 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 20 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 87100107107106 96 92 88 102105106103 94 89 86 98103105102 Max heat 88 107 107 102 90 105 106 99 87 103 105 Extreme Heat W W W Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 78 96 78 95 78 97 78 96 Temp 82 79 94 92 82 79 93 92 82 79 94 94 82 79 95 93 Dewpt 76 76 74 74 76 76 74 74 76 76 73 72 76 76 73 72 PWind dir SW W W NW W N SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 20 10 20 10 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S S S S $$ LAZ078-182100- East New Orleans-Eastern Orleans LA 30.07N 89.93W Elev. 11 ft 538 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 94 81 94 81 94 Temp 83 87 92 94 92 87 84 83 81 87 91 94 91 86 83 82 81 87 91 93 91 Dewpt 78 80 79 78 79 78 78 78 78 80 79 78 78 78 77 77 77 79 77 76 77 RH 85 80 66 60 66 75 82 85 91 80 68 60 66 77 82 85 88 77 64 58 64 Wind dir W W W W S SW W W W W W W S W W W W W W W S Wind spd 8 8 6 4 4 6 6 8 8 9 6 3 3 5 6 8 8 9 6 4 4 Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 5 20 5 5 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 93103109110109100 95 93 89103108110106 98 92 90 88101105106105 Max heat 93 109 110 105 95 108 110 103 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 81 94 81 94 80 95 81 95 Temp 83 81 91 90 83 81 91 91 83 81 92 92 83 81 92 91 Dewpt 77 78 78 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 77 78 77 76 PWind dir SW W W W W W SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 0 20 20 10 10 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S S S S $$ MSZ087-182100- Gulfport-Southern Harrison MS 30.42N 89.08W Elev. 29 ft 538 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 97 79 96 78 96 Temp 79 88 95 96 91 85 83 81 79 89 95 95 90 84 82 80 78 89 96 94 88 Dewpt 76 78 77 77 77 78 78 77 76 77 76 76 77 78 77 76 76 77 75 75 76 RH 91 72 56 55 64 80 85 88 91 68 54 54 66 82 85 88 94 68 51 54 68 Wind dir W NW W SW SW W SW W W W SW SW S SW W W W W SW SW SW Wind spd 5 6 6 10 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 10 6 4 4 5 5 6 5 9 6 Clouds SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 10 40 10 40 QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0.15 0 0.07 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C C C Tstms S S S C C C Heat index 102110111105 97 93 88 102109109103 95 90 86 102109106 99 Max heat 88 110 111 100 92 109 110 99 88 109 109 Extreme Heat W W W Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 96 77 96 77 97 77 97 Temp 81 77 95 90 81 77 94 90 81 77 95 91 82 78 95 90 Dewpt 77 75 76 76 77 75 75 76 76 74 73 75 76 74 74 75 PWind dir SW W W W W SW SW SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 30 30 20 10 10 5 20 Rain shwrs C C S S Tstms C C S S $$ MSZ088-182100- Pascagoula-Southern Jackson MS 30.47N 88.53W Elev. 12 ft 538 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 94 76 94 Temp 78 88 94 94 89 83 81 79 78 88 93 93 88 82 80 78 77 89 94 91 87 Dewpt 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 75 77 77 77 76 77 76 75 75 76 75 76 75 RH 94 70 58 58 68 82 88 91 91 70 60 60 68 85 88 91 94 66 54 62 68 Wind dir W NW W SW SW W SW W W NW W SW SW N N W W NW W SW SW Wind spd 5 5 5 9 6 4 1 4 4 5 5 8 4 0 0 3 4 5 4 6 4 Wind gust 11 10 10 Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 FW SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 20 50 10 40 QPF 12hr 0.06 0.03 0.23 0.01 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S S C C C C Tstms S C S S C C C C Heat index 100109109102 92 88 100107107 99 90 86 100106103 96 Max heat 109 110 96 87 107 107 94 106 105 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 94 74 94 74 95 75 95 Temp 79 76 94 89 79 76 92 89 79 76 94 90 80 76 94 89 Dewpt 76 75 75 76 76 75 75 76 75 73 72 75 75 74 72 75 PWind dir SW W W W W W W SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 30 30 20 10 10 5 20 Rain shwrs C C S S Tstms C C S S $$