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 9:00 PM

Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States

Last updated: 5:09 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
38°C
Feels like 41°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
7 mph NW
Humidity
32%
Dew Point
19°
Pressure
29.81 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
5.9
Cloud Cover
45%
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Ouachita Parish is currently partly cloudy at 39°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1565 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:36AM · Sunset: 7:46PM.

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
53 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
38°
19%
6 PM
38°
30%
7 PM
37°
30%
8 PM
33°
29%
9 PM
31°
29%
10 PM
29°
15%
11 PM
28°
12%
12 AM
28°
13%
1 AM
27°
3%
2 AM
27°
3%
3 AM
26°
3%
4 AM
26°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
23°
8%
8 AM
26°
16%
9 AM
28°
16%
10 AM
29°
17%
11 AM
31°
17%
12 PM
34°
25%
1 PM
37°
25%
2 PM
38°
33%
3 PM
38°
33%
4 PM
39°
32%
7-Day Forecast
Today
39° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 29% chance of rain.
Sat
42° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 37% chance of rain.
Sun
42° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 44% chance of rain.
Mon
39° 25°
Mostly Cloudy with a 54% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 48% chance of rain.
Wed
38° 23°
Rain, 83% chance.
Thu
36° 24°
Rain, 83% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 38° Partly Cloudy 19% 7 mph NW 32%
6 PM 38° Mostly Cloudy 30% 6 mph NNW 33%
7 PM 37° Overcast 30% 5 mph NNW 38%
8 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 29% 6 mph S 47%
9 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 29% 6 mph SSW 56%
10 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 15% 6 mph SSW 62%
11 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 12% 5 mph SW 65%
12 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 13% 4 mph WSW 69%
1 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph W 72%
2 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph W 73%
3 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph W 74%
4 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph WNW 76%
5 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph NW 76%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph NW 77%
7 AM 23° Mostly Clear 8% 4 mph NW 77%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 16% 3 mph WNW 68%
9 AM 28° Mostly Clear 16% 4 mph WNW 57%
10 AM 29° Mostly Clear 17% 4 mph WNW 50%
11 AM 31° Mostly Clear 17% 3 mph NW 45%
12 PM 34° Mostly Clear 25% 4 mph NNW 41%
1 PM 37° Mostly Clear 25% 4 mph NNW 37%
2 PM 38° Mostly Clear 33% 4 mph N 34%
3 PM 38° Mostly Clear 33% 5 mph N 32%
4 PM 39° Mostly Clear 32% 6 mph NNE 30%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Partly Cloudy
29%
23°
39°
Sat
8/22
Mostly Clear
37%
23°
42°
Sun
8/23
Partly Cloudy
44%
23°
42°
Mon
8/24
Mostly Cloudy
54%
25°
39°
Tue
8/25
Mostly Clear
48%
24°
38°
Wed
8/26
Rain
83%
23°
38°
Thu
8/27
Rain
83%
24°
36°
Fri
8/28
Partly Cloudy
27%
22°
39°
Sat
8/29
Mostly Clear
39%
23°
38°
Sun
8/30
Mostly Clear
40%
23°
41°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
24°
40°
Tue
9/1
Clear
25%
24°
40°
Wed
9/2
Clear
25%
24°
39°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
24°
39°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
53
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
53 AQI 10.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
47 AQI 52 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 53 Moderate 47 53
Sun 47 Good 45 47
Mon 52 Moderate 45 52
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
SBCAPE2250 J/kg
MLCAPE1934 J/kg
MUCAPE2635 J/kg
SBCIN-2 J/kg
MLCIN-69 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear10 kt
0–1 km Shear8 kt
Eff. Shear9 kt
0–1 km SRH29
0–3 km SRH45
Eff. SRH45
Storm Motion32° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI0.4
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index42.9
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.08 in
0–3 km LR9.2 °C/km
700–500 LR6.2 °C/km
Total Totals52.0
LCL766 hPa
LFC765 hPa
EL157 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,351 ft