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: Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 1:04:32 am CDT

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Observed Record Warmth on Monday

Forecast through Thursday

Baton Rouge tied its daily record high temperature on Monday, April 27, reaching 90 degrees and matching the record set in 1963. Other climate sites remained below their daily records, but warm conditions are expected again tomorrow.

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	23:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	75	68	78	SE 6	-	30.01
Biloxi MS	23:55	Overcast	10	75	69	81	S 13	-	30.02
Gulfport MS	00:48	Partly Cloudy	10	75	69	83	S 9	-	30.03
Hammond LA	00:35	Partly Cloudy	10	72	71	96	SSE 3	-	30.02
Houma LA	17:50	Clear	7	82	69	65	SSE 17G23	-	29.97
McComb MS	00:24	Mostly Cloudy	10	71	68	90	SE 7	-	30.02
New Orleans LA	23:53	Partly Cloudy	10	75	70	84	SE 9	-	30.02
Slidell La	23:53	Mostly Clear	10	73	69	87	SSE 6	-	30.03

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

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