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Rapides County, LA

Last updated: 8:13 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
25°C
Feels like 28°
Rain
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
7 mph NNE
Humidity
89%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.97 inHg
Visibility
3 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
80%
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rapides County is currently rain at 25°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 82% around 9 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2923 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:35AM · Sunset: 7:40PM.

51 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
25°
69%
9 PM
25°
81%
10 PM
25°
42%
11 PM
26°
28%
12 AM
26°
19%
1 AM
25°
4%
2 AM
25°
4%
3 AM
25°
4%
4 AM
25°
4%
5 AM
23°
5%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
23°
3%
8 AM
26°
3%
9 AM
27°
3%
10 AM
29°
3%
11 AM
31°
3%
12 PM
32°
3%
1 PM
36°
3%
2 PM
37°
3%
3 PM
38°
3%
4 PM
39°
3%
5 PM
38°
3%
6 PM
37°
3%
7 PM
36°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
37° 23°
Rain, 69% chance.
Sat
40° 23°
Partly Cloudy.
Sun
40° 26°
Partly Cloudy with a 42% chance of rain.
Mon
36° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 52% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 25°
Clear with a 42% chance of rain.
Wed
37° 24°
Rain, 82% chance.
Thu
35° 24°
Rain, 82% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 25° Rain 69% 7 mph NNE 89%
9 PM 25° Overcast 81% 4 mph WSW 91%
10 PM 25° Overcast 42% 6 mph SSW 91%
11 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 28% 5 mph SW 91%
12 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 19% 4 mph W 90%
1 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 4% 4 mph W 90%
2 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 4% 4 mph W 90%
3 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 4% 3 mph W 90%
4 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 4% 3 mph WNW 90%
5 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 5% 3 mph W 90%
6 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 3% 3 mph W 90%
7 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 3% 3 mph W 90%
8 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph WNW 83%
9 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 3% 6 mph WNW 76%
10 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph WNW 69%
11 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph NW 62%
12 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph NNW 55%
1 PM 36° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph N 48%
2 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph N 45%
3 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph N 41%
4 PM 39° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph N 40%
5 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 3% 2 mph NNE 42%
6 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 3% 2 mph NE 44%
7 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph NE 48%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Rain
69%
23°
37°
Sat
8/22
Partly Cloudy
5%
23°
40°
Sun
8/23
Partly Cloudy
42%
26°
40°
Mon
8/24
Partly Cloudy
52%
25°
36°
Tue
8/25
Clear
42%
25°
38°
Wed
8/26
Rain
82%
24°
37°
Thu
8/27
Rain
82%
24°
35°
Fri
8/28
Rain
63%
24°
37°
Sat
8/29
Rain
69%
24°
37°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
44%
24°
37°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
51%
24°
38°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
24°
38°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
24°
37°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
51
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
51 AQI 9.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
39 AQI 43 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 51 Moderate 39 51
Sun 44 Good 34 44
Mon 52 Moderate 48 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, 23:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE933 J/kg
MLCAPE1612 J/kg
MUCAPE2078 J/kg
SBCIN-112 J/kg
MLCIN-54 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear14 kt
0–1 km Shear6 kt
Eff. Shear12 kt
0–1 km SRH11
0–3 km SRH83
Eff. SRH83
Storm Motion28° @ 22 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index41.9
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.63 in
0–3 km LR5.3 °C/km
700–500 LR5.2 °C/km
Total Totals49.7
LCL987 hPa
LFC775 hPa
EL173 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,089 ft