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Today: Sunny, high 82°F, low 51°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Forest, LA current weather

56°F

Sunny

Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.

H 82° / L 51°

  • No rain expected in the next 12 hours

No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 6:16 AM PT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 10/28/2026, 6:16 AM PT

  1. Now56°
  2. 9 AM62°
  3. 10 AM69°
  4. 11 AM73°
  5. 12 PM77°
  6. 1 PM79°
  7. 2 PM81°
  8. 3 PM82°
  9. 4 PM82°
  10. 5 PM81°
  11. 6 PM77°
  12. 7 PM71°
  13. 8 PM66°
  14. 9 PM63°
  15. 10 PM62°
  16. 11 PM60°
  17. Thu12 AM59°
  18. 1 AM58°
  19. 2 AM57°
  20. 3 AM55°
  21. 4 AM54°
  22. 5 AM53°
  23. 6 AM53°
  24. 7 AM52°
  25. 8 AM54°
  26. 9 AM62°
  27. 10 AM68°
  28. 11 AM74°
  29. 12 PM77°
  30. 1 PM80°
  31. 2 PM82°
  32. 3 PM82°
  33. 4 PM82°
  34. 5 PM82°
  35. 6 PM77°
  36. 7 PM71°
  37. 8 PM66°
  38. 9 PM63°
  39. 10 PM62°
  40. 11 PM61°
  41. Fri12 AM60°
  42. 1 AM59°
  43. 2 AM58°
  44. 3 AM57°
  45. 4 AM56°
  46. 5 AM55°
  47. 6 AM54°
  48. 7 AM54°

7-day forecast

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  • Today10/28Low 51°High 82°

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind around 0 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 0 mph.

    Sunny
  • Thu10/29Low 54°High 82°

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind around 0 mph.

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 0 mph.

    Sunny
  • Fri10/3033% chance of precipitationLow 60°High 80°

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 0 mph.

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Mostly Cloudy
  • Sat10/3165% chance of precipitationLow 59°High 78°

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
  • Sun11/133% chance of precipitationLow 58°High 78°

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
  • Mon11/234% chance of precipitationLow 59°High 79°

    Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
  • Tue11/345% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 78°

    Tuesday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for 32.791, -91.412 from the NWS JAN office, updated 10/28/2026, 6:16 AM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Forecaster's discussionIssued 10/28/2026, 6:20 AM CDT

: New AVIATION:

Key messages

- Elevated fire danger concerns will persist through Thursday due to very dry ground conditions and low humidity each day.

- Showers and thunderstorms are possible across the forecast area this weekend. While heavy rainfall is possible, it is not a certainty for all areas.

- There is an additional chance for thunderstorms during the middle of next week.

Discussion

Issued at 342 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

Dry conditions with seasonably warm days will persist into Friday as surface ridging holds across much of the eastern CONUS. Increasing drought conditions and RHs dipping into the 20-30 percent range will result in elevated concerns for grass fire type activity into Thursday, but continued generally light wind will mitigate a more serious situation with unpredictable fire spread. Daytime RHs will trend upward Friday into Saturday, beginning to limit meteorological contributions to fire danger.

Heading into the weekend, rain chances will begin to increase across the area in advance of an upper shortwave shifting into the Mid MS Valley. Scattered showers will be possible as early as Friday night, with any heavier rain or thunderstorms likely to hold off until Saturday into Sunday. At this point, run to run consistency in recent forecast guidance with the strength of the upper wave, and consequently rainfall amounts/coverage, is poor. While chances for measurable rain have increased in the official forecast, and it is possible a few inches of beneficial rain will fall in some portion of our area this weekend, the higher amounts may be more localized in nature from convection. On the opposite side of the coin, some areas may see very little rain through this time frame, with drought busting rain not at all a guarantee at this stage. Still, anyone with outdoor plans over the holiday weekend should monitor later forecasts closely and have contingencies in mind for rain and possible storms.

Following the weekend system, shortwave ridging will quickly shift across the region, followed by what currently looks to be a more organized upper trough bringing another storm system into the area around the middle of next week, arriving in the Tuesday/Wednesday time frame. If this system pans out as currently depicted, stronger deep shear may provide some potential for strong storms. However, at this forecast range and given recent model inconsistencies, it is too soon to much confidence in any further details. /DL/

Aviation

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 618 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period. /22/

Preliminary point temps/pops

Jackson 82 49 83 54 / 0 0 0 0 Meridian 79 44 81 50 / 0 0 0 0 Vicksburg 84 50 84 53 / 0 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 83 45 84 52 / 0 0 0 0 Natchez 84 52 85 56 / 0 0 0 0 Greenville 83 51 84 53 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 83 48 84 50 / 0 0 0 0

Watches, warnings and advisories

MS: None. LA: None. AR: None.

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

  1. Now56°Sunny0%0 mph
  2. 9 AM62°Sunny0%0 mph
  3. 10 AM69°Sunny0%0 mph
  4. 11 AM73°Sunny0%0 mph
  5. 12 PM77°Sunny0%0 mph
  6. 1 PM79°Sunny0%0 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow
50°68°85°0%100%WedThuFriSatSunMonTue82°56°82°52°80°54°77°61°78°62°79°59°78°61°

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

  1. WedNow56°0%0
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  3.  10 AM69°0%0
  4.  11 AM73°0%0
  5.  12 PM77°0%0
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  7.  2 PM81°0%0
  8.  3 PM82°0%0
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  17. Thu 10/2912 AM59°0%0
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  28.  11 AM74°0%0
  29.  12 PM77°0%0
  30.  1 PM80°0%0
  31.  2 PM82°0%0
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  41. Fri 10/3012 AM60°0%0
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  54.  1 PM78°1%0
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  60.  7 PM74°9%0
  61.  8 PM72°9%0
  62.  9 PM69°9%0
  63.  10 PM67°9%0
  64.  11 PM66°9%0
  65. Sat 10/3112 AM65°9%0
  66.  1 AM65°33%0
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  69.  4 AM63°33%0
  70.  5 AM62°33%0
  71.  6 AM61°33%0
  72.  7 AM61°45%0
  73.  8 AM63°45%0
  74.  9 AM67°45%5
  75.  10 AM70°45%5
  76.  11 AM72°45%5
  77.  12 PM74°45%5
  78.  1 PM75°51%5
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  80.  3 PM77°51%0
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  89. Sun 11/112 AM65°65%0
  90.  1 AM65°58%0
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  97.  7 AM64°33%0
  98.  8 AM66°33%0
  99.  9 AM69°33%0
  100.  10 AM72°33%0
  101.  11 AM74°33%0
  102.  12 PM76°15%0
  103.  1 PM77°15%0
  104.  2 PM78°15%0
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  107.  5 PM75°15%0
  108.  6 PM72°5%0
  109.  7 PM69°5%0
  110.  8 PM67°5%0
  111.  9 PM65°5%0
  112.  10 PM64°5%0
  113.  11 PM63°5%0
  114. Mon 11/212 AM63°7%0
  115.  1 AM62°7%0
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  117.  3 AM61°7%0
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  120.  6 AM60°10%0
  121.  7 AM63°10%0
  122.  8 AM66°10%5
  123.  9 AM70°10%5
  124.  10 AM73°10%5
  125.  11 AM75°10%5
  126.  12 PM77°21%5
  127.  1 PM78°21%5
  128.  2 PM79°21%5
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  131.  5 PM76°21%5
  132.  6 PM74°31%5
  133.  7 PM71°31%5
  134.  8 PM68°31%5
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  138. Tue 11/312 AM64°34%5
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  141.  3 AM62°34%5
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  144.  6 AM61°33%5
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  146.  8 AM66°33%5
  147.  9 AM69°33%10
  148.  10 AM71°33%10
  149.  11 AM73°33%10
  150.  12 PM75°45%10
  151.  1 PM77°45%10
  152.  2 PM78°45%10
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  154.  4 PM77°45%5
  155.  5 PM74°45%5
  156.  6 PM71°41%5

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · wind in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 6:16 AM PT

Radar and satellite

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Nearby hazards

Louisiana hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

  • Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
  • Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
  • River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
  • Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

Drought

By county

West Carroll Parish, week of 10/20/2026

100% of the county is in moderate drought or worse, 36% in extreme drought or worse.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise
7:20 AM
Sunset
6:18 PM
Daylight
10 hr 58 min
Moon
Waning Gibbous 93% lit
First light (civil dawn)
6:54 AM
Last light (civil dusk)
6:43 PM
Moonrise
8 PM
Moonset
10:10 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 77°, low 55°, precipitation 4.99 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Lake Providence, 14 mi away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the high temperature today in Forest, LA?
The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for a high near 82°F. Sunny.
Will it rain in Forest, LA in the next 24 hours?
The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Forest, LA today?
Sunrise is about 7:20 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:18 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Forest, LA?
At Lake Providence, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 77°F and the normal low is 55°F.

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