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Natchitoches, Louisiana

Last updated: 7:27 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 31°
Mostly Clear
▲ 35°  /  ▼ 25°
Wind
4 mph WSW
Humidity
87%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
29.75 inHg
Visibility
8 mi
UV Index
3.5
Cloud Cover
16%
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Natchitoches is currently mostly clear at 26°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 979 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:26AM · Sunset: 8:10PM.

55 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
11%
8 AM
27°
27%
9 AM
28°
20%
10 AM
30°
20%
11 AM
31°
14%
12 PM
32°
14%
1 PM
34°
3%
2 PM
34°
3%
3 PM
34°
4%
4 PM
34°
4%
5 PM
35°
4%
6 PM
34°
4%
7 PM
34°
4%
8 PM
32°
4%
9 PM
29°
6%
10 PM
28°
6%
11 PM
28°
5%
12 AM
27°
5%
1 AM
27°
5%
2 AM
26°
5%
3 AM
26°
5%
4 AM
26°
5%
5 AM
25°
5%
6 AM
25°
5%
7-Day Forecast
Today
35° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 20% chance of rain.
Thu
36° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 36% chance of rain.
Fri
37° 24°
Partly Cloudy.
Sat
37° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 73% chance of rain.
Sun
35° 22°
Drizzle, 45% chance.
Mon
36° 20°
Mostly Clear.
Tue
37° 21°
Mostly Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Mostly Clear 11% 4 mph WSW 87%
8 AM 27° Mostly Clear 27% 6 mph WSW 76%
9 AM 28° Mostly Clear 20% 7 mph W 67%
10 AM 30° Mostly Clear 20% 6 mph W 60%
11 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 14% 6 mph WSW 56%
12 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 14% 5 mph WSW 51%
1 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph WSW 48%
2 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SW 46%
3 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 4% 4 mph SSW 45%
4 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 4% 5 mph SSW 45%
5 PM 35° Mostly Cloudy 4% 4 mph SSW 46%
6 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 4% 4 mph SSW 47%
7 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 4% 4 mph SSW 50%
8 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 4% 4 mph SSW 54%
9 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 6% 5 mph SSW 58%
10 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 6% 5 mph SSW 62%
11 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 5% 5 mph SSW 65%
12 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 5% 5 mph SSW 68%
1 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 5% 5 mph SW 71%
2 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 5% 5 mph SW 75%
3 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 5% 5 mph SW 79%
4 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 5% 5 mph SW 81%
5 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 5% 5 mph SW 82%
6 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 5% 5 mph WSW 84%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Partly Cloudy
20%
25°
35°
Thu
7/30
Partly Cloudy
36%
25°
36°
Fri
7/31
Partly Cloudy
15%
24°
37°
Sat
8/1
Mostly Clear
73%
23°
37°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
45%
22°
35°
Mon
8/3
Mostly Clear
15%
20°
36°
Tue
8/4
Mostly Clear
18%
21°
37°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
47%
22°
37°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
47%
22°
38°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
56%
23°
36°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
24°
38°
Tue
8/11
Drizzle
60%
24°
38°
Wed
8/12
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 11.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
32 AQI 35 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 55 Moderate 32 55
Fri 61 Moderate 34 61
Sat 58 Moderate 29 58
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 Wed Jul 29, 11:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE604 J/kg
MLCAPE117 J/kg
MUCAPE657 J/kg
SBCIN-111 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-1.9
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear10 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear11 kt
0–1 km SRH15
0–3 km SRH14
Eff. SRH14
Storm Motion289° @ 18 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.1
K-Index15.9
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.64 in
0–3 km LR4.4 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals39.8
LCL980 hPa
LFC838 hPa
EL196 hPa
Freezing Lvl17,070 ft