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Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Last updated: 10:08 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
31°C
Feels like 38°
Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
6 mph SSW
Humidity
70%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
30.05 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
5%
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Baton Rouge is currently clear at 31°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2395 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:31AM · Sunset: 7:45PM.

55 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
31°
3%
11 PM
31°
14%
12 AM
30°
14%
1 AM
29°
3%
2 AM
28°
3%
3 AM
28°
3%
4 AM
27°
3%
5 AM
26°
3%
6 AM
26°
3%
7 AM
26°
3%
8 AM
27°
13%
9 AM
29°
21%
10 AM
31°
22%
11 AM
33°
22%
12 PM
34°
23%
1 PM
37°
31%
2 PM
37°
35%
3 PM
37°
35%
4 PM
37°
35%
5 PM
36°
36%
6 PM
35°
36%
7 PM
33°
36%
8 PM
33°
36%
9 PM
31°
40%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
36° 26°
Clear.
Sun
38° 26°
Mostly Clear with a 35% chance of rain.
Mon
40° 26°
Clear with a 55% chance of rain.
Tue
39° 25°
Clear with a 57% chance of rain.
Wed
39° 23°
Rain, 64% chance.
Thu
40° 23°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Fri
40° 24°
Drizzle, 52% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 31° Clear 3% 6 mph SSW 70%
11 PM 31° Clear 14% 7 mph SW 75%
12 AM 30° Clear 14% 6 mph SW 79%
1 AM 29° Clear 3% 6 mph SW 81%
2 AM 28° Clear 3% 5 mph WSW 84%
3 AM 28° Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 86%
4 AM 27° Clear 3% 3 mph W 87%
5 AM 26° Clear 3% 3 mph W 88%
6 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph WNW 88%
7 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph WNW 88%
8 AM 27° Mostly Clear 13% 5 mph NW 79%
9 AM 29° Clear 21% 6 mph NW 71%
10 AM 31° Clear 22% 6 mph NW 65%
11 AM 33° Clear 22% 5 mph NW 58%
12 PM 34° Clear 23% 3 mph WNW 52%
1 PM 37° Mostly Clear 31% 3 mph WNW 47%
2 PM 37° Mostly Clear 35% 2 mph WSW 46%
3 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 35% 3 mph SW 45%
4 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 35% 4 mph SSW 46%
5 PM 36° Mostly Cloudy 36% 4 mph SSW 52%
6 PM 35° Mostly Cloudy 36% 5 mph SSW 58%
7 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 36% 6 mph SSW 64%
8 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 36% 5 mph SSW 65%
9 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 40% 5 mph SW 67%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/15
Clear
3%
26°
36°
Sun
8/16
Mostly Clear
35%
26°
38°
Mon
8/17
Clear
55%
26°
40°
Tue
8/18
Clear
57%
25°
39°
Wed
8/19
Rain
64%
23°
39°
Thu
8/20
Drizzle
51%
23°
40°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
52%
24°
40°
Sat
8/22
Rain
63%
23°
39°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
69%
22°
37°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
44%
22°
38°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
51%
22°
38°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
55
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
55 AQI 11.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
37 AQI 41 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 55 Moderate 37 55
Mon 55 Moderate 38 55
Tue 57 Moderate 41 57
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 Sun Aug 16, 01:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2295 J/kg
MLCAPE1907 J/kg
MUCAPE2295 J/kg
SBCIN-109 J/kg
MLCIN-51 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear17 kt
0–1 km Shear3 kt
Eff. Shear15 kt
0–1 km SRH14
0–3 km SRH56
Eff. SRH56
Storm Motion100° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index25.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.70 in
0–3 km LR6.1 °C/km
700–500 LR6.1 °C/km
Total Totals45.5
LCL918 hPa
LFC749 hPa
EL149 hPa
Freezing Lvl17,146 ft