Excessive Heat Watch 8:00 PM Extreme Heat Warning — 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, St. James, LA, St. John The Baptist, LA, Upper St. Bernard, LA, Lower St. Bernard, LA, Northern Tangipahoa, LA, Southeast St. Tammany, LA, Western Orleans, LA, Eastern Orleans, LA, Northern St. Tammany, LA, Southwestern St. Tammany, LA, Central Tangipahoa, LA, Lower Tangipahoa, LA, Northern Livingston, LA, Southern Livingston, LA, Western Ascension, LA, Eastern Ascension, LA, Upper Jefferson, LA, Upper Plaquemines, LA, Central Plaquemines, LA, Lower Plaquemines, LA, Central Jefferson, LA, Coastal Jefferson, LA, Upper Lafourche, LA, Lower Lafourche, LA, Upper Terrebonne, LA, Lower Terrebonne, LA, Upper St. Charles, LA, Central St. Charles, LA, Lower St. Charles, LA, Wilkinson, MS, Amite, MS, Pike, MS, Walthall, MS, Pearl River, MS, Northern Hancock, MS, Northern Harrison, MS, Northern Jackson, MS, Southern Hancock, MS, Southern Harrison, MS, Southern Jackson, MS 8:00 PM

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Last updated: 11:01 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
28°C
Feels like 31°
Mostly Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 25°
Wind
3 mph SW
Humidity
82%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
30.01 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
21%
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Baton Rouge is currently mostly clear at 28°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2193 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:31AM · Sunset: 7:44PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Extreme Heat Warning
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, St. James, LA, St. John The Baptist, LA, Upper St. Bernard, LA, Lower St. Bernard, LA, Northern Tangipahoa, LA, Southeast St. Tammany, LA, Western Orleans, LA, Eastern Orleans, LA, Northern St. Tammany, LA, Southwestern St. Tammany, LA, Central Tangipahoa, LA, Lower Tangipahoa, LA, Northern Livingston, LA, Southern Livingston, LA, Western Ascension, LA, Eastern Ascension, LA, Upper Jefferson, LA, Upper Plaquemines, LA, Central Plaquemines, LA, Lower Plaquemines, LA, Central Jefferson, LA, Coastal Jefferson, LA, Upper Lafourche, LA, Lower Lafourche, LA, Upper Terrebonne, LA, Lower Terrebonne, LA, Upper St. Charles, LA, Central St. Charles, LA, Lower St. Charles, LA, Wilkinson, MS, Amite, MS, Pike, MS, Walthall, MS, Pearl River, MS, Northern Hancock, MS, Northern Harrison, MS, Northern Jackson, MS, Southern Hancock, MS, Southern Harrison, MS, Southern Jackson, MS
Expires 8:00 PM
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
28°
12%
12 AM
28°
20%
1 AM
28°
6%
2 AM
27°
6%
3 AM
27°
7%
4 AM
27°
6%
5 AM
27°
6%
6 AM
25°
3%
7 AM
25°
3%
8 AM
27°
17%
9 AM
28°
18%
10 AM
31°
27%
11 AM
32°
27%
12 PM
34°
28%
1 PM
35°
32%
2 PM
37°
32%
3 PM
37°
33%
4 PM
37°
33%
5 PM
36°
34%
6 PM
36°
34%
7 PM
34°
19%
8 PM
33°
19%
9 PM
33°
19%
10 PM
30°
10%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
36° 25°
Mostly Clear.
Mon
38° 25°
Mostly Clear with a 34% chance of rain.
Tue
41° 26°
Mostly Clear with a 30% chance of rain.
Wed
39° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 43% chance of rain.
Thu
40° 24°
Overcast.
Fri
39° 24°
Rain, 70% chance.
Sat
39° 23°
Rain, 82% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 28° Mostly Clear 12% 3 mph SW 82%
12 AM 28° Mostly Clear 20% 4 mph SSW 84%
1 AM 28° Mostly Clear 6% 5 mph SW 86%
2 AM 27° Mostly Clear 6% 5 mph SW 87%
3 AM 27° Clear 7% 5 mph WSW 88%
4 AM 27° Clear 6% 4 mph W 89%
5 AM 27° Clear 6% 4 mph W 90%
6 AM 25° Clear 3% 4 mph W 90%
7 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph W 90%
8 AM 27° Mostly Clear 17% 5 mph W 82%
9 AM 28° Clear 18% 5 mph W 73%
10 AM 31° Clear 27% 5 mph W 64%
11 AM 32° Clear 27% 5 mph W 57%
12 PM 34° Clear 28% 4 mph W 51%
1 PM 35° Clear 32% 3 mph W 45%
2 PM 37° Mostly Clear 32% 3 mph WSW 43%
3 PM 37° Mostly Clear 33% 4 mph SW 41%
4 PM 37° Mostly Clear 33% 5 mph SW 40%
5 PM 36° Mostly Clear 34% 4 mph SW 47%
6 PM 36° Mostly Clear 34% 4 mph SSW 54%
7 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 19% 4 mph SSW 60%
8 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 19% 5 mph SSW 64%
9 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 19% 5 mph SSW 67%
10 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 10% 7 mph SSW 70%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/16
Mostly Clear
12%
25°
36°
Mon
8/17
Mostly Clear
34%
25°
38°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
30%
26°
41°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
43%
25°
39°
Thu
8/20
Overcast
16%
24°
40°
Fri
8/21
Rain
70%
24°
39°
Sat
8/22
Rain
82%
23°
39°
Sun
8/23
Thunderstorm
28%
22°
39°
Mon
8/24
Thunderstorm
44%
23°
39°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
44%
23°
39°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
24°
38°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
23°
40°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
23°
40°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
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 9.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
30 AQI 33 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 52 Moderate 30 52
Tue 58 Moderate 40 58
Wed 54 Moderate 36 54
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, 02:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1739 J/kg
MLCAPE1241 J/kg
MUCAPE1739 J/kg
SBCIN-173 J/kg
MLCIN-110 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear7 kt
0–1 km Shear7 kt
Eff. Shear3 kt
0–1 km SRH21
0–3 km SRH63
Eff. SRH63
Storm Motion93° @ 17 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index31.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.08 in
0–3 km LR5.3 °C/km
700–500 LR5.5 °C/km
Total Totals43.8
LCL971 hPa
LFC804 hPa
EL150 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,926 ft