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Baton Rouge, LA
Right Now
83°
Partly Cloudy
- Humidity: 66%
- Feels Like: 88°
- Heat Index: 88°
- Wind: 4 mph
- Wind Chill: 83°
- UV Index: 9 Very High
- Sunrise: 06:49:19 AM
- Sunset: 07:08:52 PM
- Dew Point: 70°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Heute
A mix of clouds and sun. High 87F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Some clouds. Low 71F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow
Partly cloudy skies during the morning hours will give way to occasional showers in the afternoon. High near 90F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.
Next 12 Hours
Zeit
Temp
Precip
12 PM
83°
1%
12 PM
83°
Wind: WNW @ 5 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 66%
Wind Chill: 83°
Heat Index: 88°
UV Index: 9 Very High
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
1 PM
85°
1%
1 PM
85°
Wind: WNW @ 6 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 62%
Wind Chill: 85°
Heat Index: 91°
UV Index: 9 Very High
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
2 PM
86°
1%
2 PM
86°
Wind: WNW @ 6 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 86°
Heat Index: 92°
UV Index: 9 Very High
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
3 PM
87°
1%
3 PM
87°
Wind: WNW @ 7 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 57%
Wind Chill: 87°
Heat Index: 92°
UV Index: 6 High
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
4 PM
87°
1%
4 PM
87°
Wind: NW @ 7 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 57%
Wind Chill: 87°
Heat Index: 93°
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
5 PM
86°
1%
5 PM
86°
Wind: NW @ 6 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 86°
Heat Index: 92°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
6 PM
85°
1%
6 PM
85°
Wind: NW @ 5 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 61%
Wind Chill: 85°
Heat Index: 90°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
7 PM
82°
3%
7 PM
82°
Wind: NW @ 3 mph
Precip: 3% Chance
Humidity: 69%
Wind Chill: 82°
Heat Index: 88°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 71°
8 PM
80°
4%
8 PM
80°
Wind: NW @ 3 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 76%
Wind Chill: 80°
Heat Index: 85°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 72°
9 PM
79°
5%
9 PM
79°
Wind: NNW @ 2 mph
Precip: 5% Chance
Humidity: 79%
Wind Chill: 79°
Heat Index: 83°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 72°
10 PM
78°
6%
10 PM
78°
Wind: NNW @ 2 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 83%
Wind Chill: 78°
Heat Index: 82°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 72°
11 PM
76°
6%
11 PM
76°
Wind: NNW @ 2 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 85%
Wind Chill: 76°
Heat Index: 81°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 72°
