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National Weather Service Shreveport LA
701 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(Saturday through Sunday)
Issued at 335 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

Very diffuse frontal boundary has cleared our southernmost zones 
this morning with spotty post-frontal showers starting to expand
across parts of East Texas and North Louisiana. This trend will
continue to ramp up over the next 24 hours in terms of convective
coverage and intensity as a series of upstream shortwave impulses
translate eastward across Texas into the Lower MS Valley. Although
convection will gradually overspread the entire region later today
and tonight, pockets of heavy rainfall and embedded thunderstorms
are expected to become more focused along and south of the I-30 
corridor where 1-2 inches of rainfall will be common along with 
localized higher amounts near 3+ inches. 

The bulk of this rainfall should occur from this afternoon through
early Sunday morning before the primary trough axis finally pivots
overhead and gradually brings an end to the rainfall. Cloud cover
will eventually follow suit by Sunday afternoon with at least some 
sunshine returning late in the day. As a result, afternoon warming
will allow high temperatures to climb into the 60s areawide versus
slightly milder rain-cooled air across the majority of the region
today. The exception will be across our far southern zones closer
to the frontal boundary where cool air advection hasn't been quite
as pronounced given how diffuse the front has become. Regardless,
we will maintain below average temperatures areawide with morning
lows bottoming out in the 40s near 50 degrees across the region.

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Hourly Observations For CATAHOULA Parish
700 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2024

NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BASTROP        CLOUDY    58  56  94 NE5       30.14R FOG              
TALLULAH/VBURG CLOUDY    62  60  93 N9        30.11R FOG              
6HR MIN TEMP:  62; 6HR MAX TEMP:  65;                                

VIDALIA        CLOUDY    64  63  95 N3        30.13R FOG              

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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Louisiana
Based on observations at 700am CDT, Saturday April 20, 2024

Across Louisiana...temperatures are near 73 degrees south. Current sky condition is mostly cloudy south. In the south, relative humidity is near 93%, and the dew point is near 71 degrees. Winds are unavailable north. Winds are unavailable central. Winds are calm in the south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 76 degrees at New Orleans Lakefront. The lowest temperature is 72 degrees at Slidell and Houma.


Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this Parish will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

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7-Day Forecast For CATAHOULA Parish, LA
558 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

TODAY
Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog this morning. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

TONIGHT
Widespread showers. Much cooler with lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with numerous showers in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the morning. Chance of rain 60 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

MONDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

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CATAHOULA County, Louisiana Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Advisory

Current Weather Advisory is NOT available

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Louisiana

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....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
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Almanac Information

Saturday April 20, 2024 the 111th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 12.050000
Distance 0.999719 AU
Rise 07:33 EDT Set 20:41 EDT
Transit Meridian 14:06 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 07:08 EDT Ends 21:06 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy


Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

APRIL 20TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1901...
A spring storm produced unusally heavy snow in northeast Ohio. Warren
received 35.5 inches in thirty-six hours, and 28 inches fell at Green Hill.
Akron OH established April records of 15.6 inches in 24 hours, and 26.6
inches for the month. Pittsburgh PA established April records of 12.7
inches in 24 hours, and 13.5 inches for the month. (David Ludlum) (The
Weather Channel)
...1920...
Tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama killed 219 persons. (David Ludlum)
...2002...
An unseasonably warm and moist air mass had settled across eastern Kentucky 
leading to record breaking temperatures at the Jackson Weather Office and the 
London Corbin Airport between the 16th and 21st of April. Jackson saw several 
days in a row with record high temperatures as well as maximum low records. On 
the 19th the mercury soared to a record high of 89 degrees at Jackson and a 
record tying 87 degrees at London. The low temperature at Jackson was a balmy 69 
degrees good enough for a daily as well as a monthly maximum low temperature 
record. (NWS Jackson)

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky