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National Weather Service Shreveport LA
701 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(Tuesday through Wednesday)
Issued at 319 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Quiet morning for us in the wake of exiting high pressure of 
1024mb edging into Georgia now. Return flow off the Gulf began 
yesterday afternoon and several sites have a little light S/SE 
wind present at this time. A little more wind can be found in E 
TX with some gusts likely there later today. Guidance is all 
close with a warm afternoon in the mid to upper 70s. Skies are 
mostly clear now and will stay this way for a while with some high
clouds later on and some scattered fair wx cu with afternoon 
heating. 

Overnight air temps will start to see warmer readings with upper 
50s and lower 60s as dew points continue upwards. Some morning low
clouds and patchy fog can be expected for daybreak on Wednesday 
that will linger into the mid morning. The warmer start will edge
highs into the lower 80s for many of our sites. A broad upper 
ridge over TX and the plains states will be slowly working our way
with rising heights locking in the warmer trend through the rest 
of this week. A frontal boundary will drop down through the MS 
River valley and tail end Charlie some convection over E OK and W
AR early on Wednesday for our northern tier of Counties early in
the day. This activity should remain rather tame with a General 
Risk outlooked for us on the SPC day 2. This convection will sink 
a little farther southward with weak NW flow and a cool pool 
nudge down into E TX and N LA with peak heating. So slight and 
chance pops return, but amounts should be fairly light with 
limited moisture available until the next weekend push. /24/

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Regional Hourly Observations For DE SOTO County

SWR not available
Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Surface 4-Panel
Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Louisiana
Based on observations at 800am CDT, Tuesday April 23, 2024

Across Louisiana...temperatures are near 60 degrees south. Current sky condition is sunny south. In the south, relative humidity is near 80%, and the dew point is near 54 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 67 degrees at New Orleans Lakefront. The lowest temperature is 53 degrees at Slidell and Baton Rouge.


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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Hazardous Weather Outlook For DE SOTO County, LA

542 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

 DAY ONE  Today and tonight.

Another nice warm spring day with no issues, but a weak cool front
will nudge down over eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas overnight 
with a chance for thunderstorms to propagate down into our I-30 
corridor by daybreak. No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Wednesday through Monday.

Wednesday will see scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms 
ongoing along I-30 which will shift down along our I-20 corridor 
with daytime heating. This frontal boundary run out of gas and become
stationary to our north, but a few strong storms may bring some 
small hail or gusty winds Wednesday afternoon. Slight chances for 
thunderstorms may persist near the frontal boundary on Thursday, but
Friday will see a more substantial system will push the storms back 
into our area with a Slight Risk of severe activity down into more of
the ArkLaTex by late Friday and into Saturday. Then, late in the
weekend, a third disturbance will arrive with reinforcements 
bringing back widespread rainfall to all of our Four-State area for 
Sunday into Monday. Some of these storms may be strong to severe as 
we put a rainbow on April rainfall early next week.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected until this weekend.


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7-Day Forecast For DE SOTO Parish, LA
303 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

TODAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy and windy. Lows in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Windy with lows around 70. Chance of rain 20 percent.

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy with highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Windy with lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy with highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Windy with lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

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DE SOTO 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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   Temperature:      Above        Above                                            
 Precipitation:      Above       Normal                                            

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

Tuesday April 23, 2024 the 114th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 13.040000
Distance 0.999718 AU
Rise 07:29 EDT Set 20:43 EDT
Transit Meridian 14:06 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 07:05 EDT Ends 21:08 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 23RD
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1885...
The city of Denver CO was in the midst of a storm which produced 23 inches
of snow in 24 hours, and at Idaho Springs CO produced 32 inches of snow.
(David Ludlum)
...1910...
The temperature at the Civic Center in Los Angeles CA hit 100 degrees to
establish an April record for the city. (The Weather Channel)


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