Weather Forecast

Current conditions (as of 4:53 AM)

Clear. 81°F (Feels like 84). Humidity: 83% Winds: 3 mph WNW.
All times shown are local to Plaquemine, LA.

Today: Partly Cloudy. Lo: 79°F. Hi: 100°F. Chance of precipitation: 0%
Tomorrow: Isolated Thunderstorms. Lo: 78°F. Hi: 98°F. Chance of precipitation: 10%
Tuesday: T-storms. Lo: 80°F. Hi: 98°F. Chance of precipitation: 30%
Wednesday: Isolated Thunderstorms. Lo: 79°F. Hi: 95°F. Chance of precipitation: 10%
Thursday: T-storms. Lo: 78°F. Hi: 96°F. Chance of precipitation: 30%

(Data provided outside US and Canada by Foreca, Data provided for US and Canada by WDT)

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH SUNDAY...
LAZ034gt;040-046gt;050-056gt;070-MSZ068gt;071-077-011530- /O.CAN.KLIX.HT.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100802T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.HT.Y.0014.100801T1700Z-100802T0100Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA- WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE- EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES- ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON- ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL- PEARL RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... NEW ROADS... LIVONIA...
ST. FRANCISVILLE... JACKSON... CLINTON... GREENSBURG... MONTPELIER...
HAMMOND... PONCHATOULA... BOGALUSA... FRANKLINTON... SLIDELL...
MANDEVILLE... COVINGTON... LACOMBE... PLAQUEMINE... WHITE CASTLE...
PORT ALLEN... ADDIS... BRUSLY... BATON ROUGE... GONZALES...
DONALDSONVILLE... DENHAM SPRINGS... WALKER... PIERRE PART...
LABADIEVILLE... PAINCOURTVILLE... LUTCHER... GRAMERCY... LAPLACE...
RESERVE... THIBODAUX... RACELAND... LAROSE... DESTREHAN... NORCO...
METAIRIE... KENNER... NEW ORLEANS... BELLE CHASSE... CHALMETTE...
VIOLET... HOUMA... BAYOU CANE... CHAUVIN... DULAC... MONTEGUT...
GALLIANO... CUT OFF... GOLDEN MEADOW... PORT SULPHUR... EMPIRE...
YSCLOSKEY... CENTREVILLE... WOODVILLE... GLOSTER... LIBERTY...
CROSBY... MCCOMB... TYLERTOWN... PICAYUNE 217 AM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ... HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ACROSS THE GULF COAST WILL ALLOW HIGH TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 101 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S WILL CAUSE HEAT INDICES TO CLIMB INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.

DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.



(Data provided by the National Weather Service)