Heat Advisory — Pointe Coupee, LA, West Feliciana, LA, East Feliciana, LA, St. Helena, LA, Washington, LA, Iberville, LA, West Baton Rouge, LA, East Baton Rouge, LA, Assumption, LA, Lower St. Bernard, LA, Northern Tangipahoa, LA, Central Plaquemines, LA, Lower Plaquemines, LA, Coastal Jefferson, LA, Upper Lafourche, LA, Lower Lafourche, LA, Upper Terrebonne, LA, Lower Terrebonne, LA, Wilkinson, MS, Amite, MS, Pike, MS, Walthall, MS, Pearl River, MS 8:00 PM

Raceland, Louisiana

Last updated: 2:50 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
33°C
Feels like 41°
Mostly Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 25°
Wind
4 mph WSW
Humidity
65%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
30.06 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
9.0
Cloud Cover
20%
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Raceland is currently mostly clear at 33°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2883 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:31AM · Sunset: 7:41PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Pointe Coupee, LA, West Feliciana, LA, East Feliciana, LA, St. Helena, LA, Washington, LA, Iberville, LA, West Baton Rouge, LA, East Baton Rouge, LA, Assumption, LA, Lower St. Bernard, LA, Northern Tangipahoa, LA, Central Plaquemines, LA, Lower Plaquemines, LA, Coastal Jefferson, LA, Upper Lafourche, LA, Lower Lafourche, LA, Upper Terrebonne, LA, Lower Terrebonne, LA, Wilkinson, MS, Amite, MS, Pike, MS, Walthall, MS, Pearl River, MS
Expires 8:00 PM
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
33°
29%
3 PM
32°
40%
4 PM
31°
39%
5 PM
33°
25%
6 PM
33°
21%
7 PM
32°
21%
8 PM
32°
21%
9 PM
30°
18%
10 PM
29°
19%
11 PM
28°
10%
12 AM
28°
3%
1 AM
27°
5%
2 AM
27°
5%
3 AM
27°
5%
4 AM
27°
9%
5 AM
25°
9%
6 AM
25°
9%
7 AM
26°
9%
8 AM
28°
16%
9 AM
30°
17%
10 AM
31°
17%
11 AM
31°
17%
12 PM
32°
17%
1 PM
33°
18%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 29% chance of rain.
Tue
37° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 20% chance of rain.
Wed
37° 25°
Mostly Cloudy with a 45% chance of rain.
Thu
35° 24°
Overcast with a 71% chance of rain.
Fri
37° 26°
Thunderstorm, 60% chance.
Sat
36° 25°
Rain, 81% chance.
Sun
37° 24°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 33° Mostly Clear 29% 4 mph WSW 65%
3 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 40% 8 mph SW 75%
4 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 39% 9 mph SW 73%
5 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 25% 7 mph SW 72%
6 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 21% 8 mph SW 72%
7 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 21% 7 mph SW 76%
8 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 21% 6 mph SW 80%
9 PM 30° Mostly Clear 18% 6 mph SW 85%
10 PM 29° Mostly Clear 19% 6 mph SW 86%
11 PM 28° Mostly Clear 10% 5 mph SW 87%
12 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph SW 87%
1 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 5% 4 mph SW 88%
2 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 5% 4 mph SW 88%
3 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 5% 3 mph WSW 89%
4 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 9% 3 mph WSW 90%
5 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 9% 3 mph W 91%
6 AM 25° Haze 9% 3 mph W 92%
7 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 9% 4 mph WNW 87%
8 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 16% 5 mph WNW 80%
9 AM 30° Partly Cloudy 17% 6 mph WNW 74%
10 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 17% 6 mph WNW 70%
11 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 17% 6 mph W 66%
12 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 17% 6 mph W 63%
1 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 18% 6 mph W 61%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Partly Cloudy
29%
25°
36°
Tue
8/18
Partly Cloudy
20%
25°
37°
Wed
8/19
Mostly Cloudy
45%
25°
37°
Thu
8/20
Overcast
71%
24°
35°
Fri
8/21
Thunderstorm
60%
26°
37°
Sat
8/22
Rain
81%
25°
36°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
60%
24°
37°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
60%
24°
37°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
60%
25°
36°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
24°
37°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
25°
36°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
24°
37°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
52
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
52 AQI 9.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
28 AQI 31 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Tue 52 Moderate 28 52
Wed 51 Moderate 31 51
Thu 46 Good 23 46
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 Mon Aug 17, 18:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2819 J/kg
MLCAPE2837 J/kg
MUCAPE3617 J/kg
SBCIN-16 J/kg
MLCIN-17 J/kg
Lifted Index-6.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear8 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear17 kt
0–1 km SRH-2
0–3 km SRH21
Eff. SRH21
Storm Motion222° @ 14 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index31.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.00 in
0–3 km LR7.3 °C/km
700–500 LR5.4 °C/km
Total Totals45.3
LCL896 hPa
LFC850 hPa
EL132 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,532 ft