Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
698 FOUS54 KLIX 171823 PFMLIX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service New Orleans LA 123 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026 MSZ070-180900- McComb-Pike MS 31.18N 90.47W Elev. 424 ft 123 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026 Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 76 98 76 97 75 Temp 98 92 82 79 77 77 87 96 98 92 82 79 78 77 87 95 97 91 81 78 77 75 Dewpt 71 73 74 73 72 70 73 71 69 72 74 73 73 73 75 72 70 72 73 73 73 72 RH 42 54 77 82 85 79 63 45 39 52 77 82 85 87 68 48 42 54 77 85 87 90 Wind dir W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W SW S S SW W W Wind spd 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 10 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 106101 88 94104104100 88 96104104 99 86 Max heat 106 94 104 104 93 104 104 95 Extreme Heat W W Heat Y Y Y Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 96 73 95 73 96 72 98 73 96 Temp 93 90 76 74 93 90 77 74 93 90 76 73 95 91 77 74 93 90 Dewpt 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 71 70 68 69 70 70 68 68 PWind dir W SW W SW NW W NW SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 10 30 20 20 20 10 5 10 Rain shwrs C C S S S Tstms C C S S S $$ LAZ048-180900- Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge LA 30.53N 91.15W Elev. 64 ft 123 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026 Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 78 98 79 97 77 Temp 98 93 85 82 80 78 88 95 97 93 85 82 80 79 88 94 97 92 84 81 79 77 Dewpt 72 73 75 74 74 74 75 73 72 73 75 75 75 75 76 74 72 73 75 75 75 74 RH 43 52 72 77 82 88 66 49 45 52 72 79 85 88 68 53 45 54 74 82 88 90 Wind dir SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W Wind spd 5 6 9 8 6 5 8 6 6 8 9 8 6 5 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 5 Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 107102 94 88 85 98105106102 94 89 85 99105106101 92 87 Max heat 107 97 86 105 107 101 89 105 106 98 85 Extreme Heat W W Heat Y Y Y Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 97 76 97 76 97 76 98 76 98 Temp 94 93 80 77 94 92 80 77 94 92 80 76 95 92 80 77 95 92 Dewpt 72 71 74 74 72 72 74 74 72 71 74 74 71 70 74 74 71 70 PWind dir W SW W SW W SW W SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 10 20 20 10 20 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S S S S $$ LAZ076-180900- Slidell-Southeast St Tammany LA 30.25N 89.77W Elev. 29 ft 123 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026 Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 77 96 77 96 76 Temp 96 91 85 83 80 78 88 95 96 94 86 83 80 78 89 95 96 92 84 82 79 77 Dewpt 74 76 77 76 75 74 75 74 73 75 77 76 75 75 76 75 73 75 77 76 75 74 RH 49 62 77 80 85 88 66 51 48 54 75 80 85 91 66 53 48 58 80 82 88 90 Wind dir SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW N W W W Wind spd 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 5 2 0 3 4 5 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 10 20 30 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.04 0.12 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C S S Tstms S C C S S Heat index 107103 96 91 85 98106106106 97 91 85 100107106103 94 89 Max heat 107 99 89 106 107 103 89 107 107 100 87 Extreme Heat W W W W W Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 95 75 95 75 95 75 96 75 96 Temp 95 91 80 76 94 91 80 76 94 91 80 76 95 92 81 76 95 91 Dewpt 73 74 75 73 73 74 75 73 73 74 75 73 71 73 75 73 72 73 PWind dir W W W W W NW W SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 20 10 20 20 20 10 20 5 20 Rain shwrs S S S S S S Tstms S S S S S S $$ LAZ077-180900- New Orleans-Western Orleans LA 30.00N 90.25W Elev. 11 ft 123 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026 Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 79 96 79 96 78 Temp 97 92 85 83 81 80 89 95 96 93 86 83 81 80 89 95 96 92 85 83 80 79 Dewpt 74 76 76 76 76 77 76 75 74 75 77 77 77 77 77 75 74 75 77 77 76 76 RH 48 60 75 80 85 91 66 53 49 56 75 82 88 91 68 53 49 58 77 82 88 91 Wind dir S S SW SW W W W W W W SW W W W W W W SW SW W W W Wind spd 4 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 9 8 8 8 9 6 5 8 8 8 8 8 Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 10 10 10 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Heat index 109105 94 91 87 87100107107105 97 92 88 87102107107103 96 92 86 Max heat 109 100 89 107 109 103 92 107 107 102 90 Extreme Heat W W W W W Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 95 78 95 78 95 78 96 78 95 Temp 94 93 82 78 94 93 82 79 93 91 82 79 94 92 82 78 93 92 Dewpt 74 73 76 76 74 73 76 76 74 74 76 76 73 73 76 76 73 72 PWind dir W SW W SW W W NW SW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 20 20 30 10 20 5 20 Rain shwrs S S S C S S Tstms S S S C S S $$ LAZ078-180900- East New Orleans-Eastern Orleans LA 30.07N 89.93W Elev. 11 ft 123 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026 Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 81 95 82 94 81 Temp 95 91 86 84 83 83 87 91 94 92 87 84 83 82 88 91 94 91 86 84 82 81 Dewpt 78 78 78 77 78 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 80 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 RH 58 66 77 80 85 85 77 68 60 64 75 82 85 88 77 68 60 66 77 82 85 88 Wind dir W SW SW SW W W W W W W SW W W W W W W SW W W W W Wind spd 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 4 5 6 6 8 8 9 6 4 4 5 6 6 6 Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 20 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.03 0 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S Heat index 112106 98 94 93 93101108110107100 95 93 91105108110106 98 95 90 88 Max heat 112 105 94 108 112 108 95 108 110 103 93 Extreme Heat W W W W W Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 94 80 94 81 94 80 94 81 94 Temp 91 91 83 81 91 91 83 81 91 90 83 81 91 91 83 81 91 90 Dewpt 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 76 77 77 77 76 PWind dir W W W SW W W W SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 20 20 20 10 20 5 20 Rain shwrs S S S S S S Tstms S S S S S S $$ MSZ087-180900- Gulfport-Southern Harrison MS 30.42N 89.08W Elev. 29 ft 123 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026 Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 79 97 79 97 78 Temp 96 91 85 83 81 79 89 96 96 92 85 83 81 79 91 97 95 90 84 82 80 78 Dewpt 77 77 78 78 77 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 76 77 76 77 77 77 77 76 75 RH 55 64 80 85 88 91 66 53 53 62 77 82 88 91 64 51 56 66 80 85 88 91 Wind dir SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW W W W W Wind spd 10 8 6 5 5 6 6 8 10 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 9 6 4 3 4 5 Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 10 20 20 40 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.12 0.23 0.18 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S C C S S Tstms C S S C C S Heat index 111105 97 93 88 100110110106 96 92 88 105111110103 94 90 86 Max heat 111 100 92 110 111 105 92 111 113 100 88 Extreme Heat W W W W W Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 97 77 96 77 96 77 97 77 96 Temp 97 91 81 77 95 90 81 77 94 90 81 78 95 90 82 77 94 89 Dewpt 75 76 76 75 75 76 76 75 74 75 76 74 73 75 76 74 73 75 PWind dir W W W W W W SW SW SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 30 30 20 10 20 10 20 Rain shwrs S S C C S S S Tstms S S C C S S S $$ MSZ088-180900- Pascagoula-Southern Jackson MS 30.47N 88.53W Elev. 12 ft 123 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026 Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 77 95 77 95 75 Temp 94 89 83 82 80 78 88 94 93 89 83 82 79 78 89 95 93 88 82 80 78 76 Dewpt 78 78 77 77 76 75 76 76 77 77 77 77 75 75 77 77 77 77 76 76 75 75 RH 60 70 82 85 88 91 68 56 60 68 82 85 88 91 68 56 60 70 82 88 91 97 Wind dir SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W NW W SW SW W N W NW Wind spd 9 6 4 4 5 5 6 6 9 6 4 3 4 4 5 5 8 5 3 0 2 4 Wind gust 14 10 Clouds SC SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 10 20 40 40 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.58 0.35 0.11 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S C S C C S S Tstms C S C S C C S Heat index 110103 92 90 86 99107107102 92 90 102110107100 89 86 Max heat 110 97 90 107 110 97 87 110 110 97 Extreme Heat W W W W W Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 95 74 94 74 94 75 95 74 94 Temp 95 89 78 75 93 89 79 76 93 89 79 76 93 89 80 75 93 89 Dewpt 75 76 75 74 74 76 75 74 74 76 75 74 73 75 75 74 72 74 PWind dir W W W W W W W SW SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 20 30 20 20 10 20 10 20 Rain shwrs C S C S S S S Tstms C S C S S S S $$