Severe Weather Threat Shifted to the Southern Plains and Mid-South; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms may produce very large hail, swaths of damaging wind, a few tornadoes and heavy rain across parts of Texas into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 8:40:13 am CDT

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Graphic reads Mid-Week Rain and Cool-Down and displays forecasts for Tuesday through Thursday including High/Low temperatures and precipitation chances for New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Gulfport, and McComb. Temperatures range from overnight lows around 70 and highs in the mid to upper 80s (91 at Baton Rouge) for Tuesday and Wednesday, cooling to the upper 60s to around 80 on Thursday. Rain chances are very low, if any Tuesday and Wednesday climbing to 40-60% on Thursday.

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Location	Time (CDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Baton Rouge LA	07:53	Partly Cloudy	10	74	71	90	ESE 6	-	30.04
Biloxi MS	08:09	Mostly Clear	10	77	71	83	S 5	-	30.05
Gulfport MS	07:53	Mostly Clear	10	77	70	78	SSE 9	-	30.07
Hammond LA	08:15	Partly Cloudy	10	76	73	90	SSE 9	-	30.06
Houma LA	07:47	Partly Cloudy	7	77	71	83	SSW 5	-	30.07
McComb MS	08:29	Partly Cloudy	10	73	70	90	SSE 13	-	30.05
New Orleans LA	07:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	76	71	84	E 5	-	30.07
Slidell La	08:16	Partly Cloudy	10	75	72	90	SSE 5	-	30.07

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Severe Weather Threat Shifted to the Southern Plains and Mid-South; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

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