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Natchitoches, Louisiana

Last updated: 5:06 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
36°C
Feels like 42°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
6 mph W
Humidity
47%
Dew Point
21°
Pressure
29.80 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
5.8
Cloud Cover
53%
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Natchitoches is currently partly cloudy at 36°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2054 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:41AM · Sunset: 7:49PM.

Alerts

Extreme Heat Warning
Columbia, AR, Union, AR, Caddo, LA, Bossier, LA, Webster, LA, Claiborne, LA, Lincoln, LA, Union, LA, De Soto, LA, Red River, LA, Bienville, LA, Jackson, LA, Ouachita, LA, Sabine, LA, Natchitoches, LA, Winn, LA, Grant, LA, Caldwell, LA, La Salle, LA, Wood, TX, Upshur, TX, Marion, TX, Smith, TX, Gregg, TX, Harrison, TX, Cherokee, TX, Rusk, TX, Panola, TX, Nacogdoches, TX, Shelby, TX, Angelina, TX, San Augustine, TX, Sabine, TX
Expires 9:00 PM
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
36°
33%
6 PM
35°
42%
7 PM
34°
42%
8 PM
32°
41%
9 PM
31°
41%
10 PM
28°
22%
11 PM
28°
22%
12 AM
28°
15%
1 AM
27°
4%
2 AM
27°
4%
3 AM
26°
4%
4 AM
26°
4%
5 AM
26°
5%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
23°
3%
8 AM
25°
3%
9 AM
27°
8%
10 AM
29°
8%
11 AM
30°
8%
12 PM
34°
8%
1 PM
35°
8%
2 PM
37°
11%
3 PM
38°
11%
4 PM
39°
12%
7-Day Forecast
Today
39° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 41% chance of rain.
Sat
42° 23°
Clear.
Sun
42° 24°
Mostly Clear.
Mon
40° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 37% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 24°
Partly Cloudy.
Wed
39° 23°
Rain, 69% chance.
Thu
37° 24°
Rain, 66% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 36° Partly Cloudy 33% 6 mph W 47%
6 PM 35° Overcast 42% 6 mph SSW 51%
7 PM 34° Overcast 42% 6 mph SSW 54%
8 PM 32° Overcast 41% 7 mph S 61%
9 PM 31° Overcast 41% 7 mph S 67%
10 PM 28° Overcast 22% 6 mph S 71%
11 PM 28° Overcast 22% 6 mph SSW 71%
12 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 15% 4 mph WSW 72%
1 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 4% 3 mph SW 73%
2 AM 27° Overcast 4% 3 mph SW 74%
3 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 4% 3 mph SW 75%
4 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 4% 3 mph WSW 76%
5 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 5% 3 mph W 77%
6 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph WNW 78%
7 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph W 78%
8 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph W 70%
9 AM 27° Clear 8% 3 mph WNW 60%
10 AM 29° Clear 8% 4 mph WNW 54%
11 AM 30° Mostly Clear 8% 4 mph WNW 49%
12 PM 34° Mostly Clear 8% 4 mph NW 45%
1 PM 35° Mostly Clear 8% 4 mph NW 40%
2 PM 37° Mostly Clear 11% 4 mph NNW 38%
3 PM 38° Clear 11% 3 mph N 36%
4 PM 39° Clear 12% 4 mph NNE 34%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Partly Cloudy
41%
23°
39°
Sat
8/22
Clear
13%
23°
42°
Sun
8/23
Mostly Clear
19%
24°
42°
Mon
8/24
Partly Cloudy
37%
24°
40°
Tue
8/25
Partly Cloudy
8%
24°
38°
Wed
8/26
Rain
69%
23°
39°
Thu
8/27
Rain
66%
24°
37°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
49%
22°
39°
Sat
8/29
Partly Cloudy
27%
23°
39°
Sun
8/30
Clear
35%
23°
41°
Mon
8/31
Clear
27%
24°
40°
Tue
9/1
Clear
60%
23°
39°
Wed
9/2
Clear
60%
23°
39°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
22°
39°
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
41 AQI 45 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 52 Moderate 41 52
Sun 52 Moderate 41 52
Mon 54 Moderate 35 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 Fri Aug 21, 20:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2477 J/kg
MLCAPE2351 J/kg
MUCAPE2529 J/kg
SBCIN-107 J/kg
MLCIN-39 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear15 kt
0–1 km Shear9 kt
Eff. Shear13 kt
0–1 km SRH41
0–3 km SRH51
Eff. SRH51
Storm Motion55° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI0.6
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index41.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.11 in
0–3 km LR8.1 °C/km
700–500 LR6.2 °C/km
Total Totals51.9
LCL812 hPa
LFC757 hPa
EL155 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,911 ft