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Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Last updated: 4:31 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
35°C
Feels like 41°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
6 mph W
Humidity
50%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.86 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.3
Cloud Cover
34%
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Baton Rouge is currently partly cloudy at 35°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2179 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:21AM · Sunset: 7:59PM.

61 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
35°
5%
5 PM
37°
5%
6 PM
36°
5%
7 PM
35°
5%
8 PM
33°
5%
9 PM
32°
5%
10 PM
31°
5%
11 PM
30°
5%
12 AM
29°
5%
1 AM
28°
5%
2 AM
28°
8%
3 AM
28°
9%
4 AM
27°
9%
5 AM
26°
9%
6 AM
26°
9%
7 AM
26°
15%
8 AM
27°
26%
9 AM
28°
26%
10 AM
29°
27%
11 AM
31°
27%
12 PM
32°
28%
1 PM
33°
36%
2 PM
33°
36%
3 PM
34°
41%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 26°
Mostly Cloudy.
Fri
36° 26°
Mostly Cloudy with a 42% chance of rain.
Sat
35° 25°
Mostly Cloudy with a 49% chance of rain.
Sun
35° 24°
Mostly Cloudy with a 54% chance of rain.
Mon
36° 22°
Clear with a 27% chance of rain.
Tue
37° 23°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
Wed
37° 23°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 35° Partly Cloudy 5% 6 mph W 50%
5 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 5% 6 mph W 52%
6 PM 36° Mostly Cloudy 5% 6 mph W 56%
7 PM 35° Overcast 5% 4 mph WSW 62%
8 PM 33° Overcast 5% 5 mph SW 67%
9 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 5% 6 mph SW 72%
10 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 5% 6 mph SW 75%
11 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 5% 6 mph WSW 78%
12 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 5% 6 mph WSW 80%
1 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 5% 6 mph WSW 81%
2 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 8% 5 mph WSW 83%
3 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 9% 5 mph WSW 84%
4 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 9% 5 mph WSW 86%
5 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 9% 5 mph W 88%
6 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 9% 4 mph W 89%
7 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 15% 5 mph W 86%
8 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 26% 6 mph W 81%
9 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 26% 7 mph W 76%
10 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 27% 7 mph WSW 70%
11 AM 31° Mostly Cloudy 27% 7 mph WSW 65%
12 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 28% 7 mph WSW 61%
1 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 36% 7 mph WSW 59%
2 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 36% 6 mph WSW 61%
3 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 41% 6 mph WSW 62%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/30
Mostly Cloudy
5%
26°
37°
Fri
7/31
Mostly Cloudy
42%
26°
36°
Sat
8/1
Mostly Cloudy
49%
25°
35°
Sun
8/2
Mostly Cloudy
54%
24°
35°
Mon
8/3
Clear
27%
22°
36°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Tue
8/11
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Wed
8/12
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Thu
8/13
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
61
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
61 AQI 14.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
34 AQI 37 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Fri 61 Moderate 34 61
Sat 54 Moderate 29 54
Sun 51 Moderate 30 51
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Thu Jul 30, 19:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2613 J/kg
MLCAPE1948 J/kg
MUCAPE2613 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear13 kt
0–1 km Shear3 kt
Eff. Shear20 kt
0–1 km SRH12
0–3 km SRH2
Eff. SRH2
Storm Motion311° @ 19 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.1
K-Index28.0
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.90 in
0–3 km LR8.1 °C/km
700–500 LR5.0 °C/km
Total Totals42.2
LCL852 hPa
LFC1011 hPa
EL140 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,909 ft