Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mississippi Valley; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms will persist tonight across the Middle Mississippi Valley, producing damaging winds, large to very large hail and several tornadoes. Low humidity and windy conditions will continue to produce elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into midweek. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 8:42:34 pm CDT

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Forecast through Thursday

Graphic titled Hot and Dry Through Wednesday, then Cooler and Rainy shows a summary of morning lows, afternoon highs, and rain chances across the area for today through Thursday. Morning lows range from 67 to 72 through Wednesday and drop to 63-67 on Thursday; afternoon highs hover around 90 through Wednesday and drop to around 80 on Thursday. Rain chances are very low, basically non existent today and Tuesday, begin to increase on Wednesday, and become widespread around 40% 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	19:53	Clear	10	81	65	58	S 14	-	29.96
Biloxi MS	19:55	Clear	10	76	68	76	SE 12G17	-	29.99
Gulfport MS	19:53	Clear	10	75	70	84	SE 16	-	30.00
Hammond LA	20:15	Clear	10	76	70	81	SSE 10	-	29.99
Houma LA	17:50	Clear	7	82	69	65	SSE 17G23	-	29.97
McComb MS	19:53	Clear	10	77	65	66	SSE 9	-	29.97
New Orleans LA	19:53	Partly Cloudy	10	78	68	71	SSE 10	-	29.99
Slidell La	19:53	Clear	10	76	69	79	SE 7	-	29.99

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mississippi Valley; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

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