Franklinton, LA Weather

Washington Parish7:57 AM CDT30.85°N, 90.16°WElevation 154 ft
Special Weather Statement until 7:00 PM Sat

Current conditions

Sunny
52°
Sunny
Feels like 52°
High 82°·Low 50°
WindE 5 mph
Humidity96%
Dew point51°
Cloud cover1%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:10 AM
Sunset6:21 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Saturday

    Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 10 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    Clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Sunday

    Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 52°
  2. 8 AM Sunny 54°
  3. 9 AM Sunny 60°
  4. 10 AM Sunny 68°
  5. 11 AM Sunny 73°
  6. 12 PM Sunny 77°
  7. 1 PM Sunny 80°
  8. 2 PM Sunny 82°
  9. 3 PM Sunny 82°
  10. 4 PM Sunny 81°
  11. 5 PM Sunny 77°
  12. 6 PM Clear 72°
  13. 7 PM Clear 67°
  14. 8 PM Clear 63°
  15. 9 PM Clear 60°
  16. 10 PM Clear 58°
  17. 11 PM Clear 56°
  18. Sun12 AM Clear 56°
  19. 1 AM Clear 55°
  20. 2 AM Clear 54°
  21. 3 AM Clear 53°
  22. 4 AM Clear 53°
  23. 5 AM Clear 51°
  24. 6 AM Sunny 50°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Clear Clear51°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny52°85°
  3. TodayOct 24 Sunny Sunny50°82°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny50°82°
  5. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny49°81°
  6. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°82°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny49°82°
  8. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny83°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny56°81°
  10. SatOct 31 Rain Rain0.26 in63°73°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:10 AM
Sunset 6:21 PM
Daylight 11 h 10 min (−1 min 44 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 96% lit
Moonrise 5:11 PM Moonset 5:30 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

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Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LIX, issued 13 hrs ago

Key Messages

Updated at 624 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

- Elevated fire danger will remain in place through the weekend. The current and worsening drought conditions and dry fuels combined with low humidity will lead to potential for rapid fire growth. Winds will strengthen a bit over the weekend leading to increasing concern. Residents should obey all burn bans in place and exercise extreme caution with any open flames outdoors even in areas that do not currently have burn bans in place.

- Strengthening winds across the coastal waters will lead to hazardous conditions for small craft through the weekend across all open Gulf waters of southeast Louisiana and Mississippi, as well the sounds and lakes east of the Mississippi River.

Short Term

(Now through Monday night) Issued at 1216 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Deep layer mid and upper level ridging will continue to dominate the forecast area through the weekend and into early next week. A persistent east-northeast flow regime in the low levels will also help to keep a very dry airmass in place across the area through Monday night. The end result will be a continuation of the conditions we have seen the past several days with clear skies, low humidity, and a larger than normal diurnal range of temperatures. Winds will pick up slightly to around 10 mph over the weekend and into early next week as the pressure gradient increases due to the development of a broad low over Florida, but otherwise no significant changes in the ongoing pattern are expected. Highs will warm into the upper 70s and lower 80s each day and lows will dip into the low to mid 50s inland the upper 50s and lower south of the tidal lakes and along the immediate coast of Louisiana.

Long Term

(Tuesday through Thursday night) Issued at 1216 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Overall, a dry pattern will remain in place for the middle of next week even as the mid to upper level ridge axis shifts a bit to the east in response to a passing southern stream shortwave trough sliding well to the north of the forecast area. Although there will be some moisture return that occurs in Texas and far western Louisiana from an increasing deep layer southerly flow regime, this will not translate over to our region. We will remain embedded within a deep easterly flow regime with drier air still advecting into the area from the southeastern CONUS. Temperatures will also continue to exhibit a large diurnal range on the order of 25 to 30 degrees. Highs will warm into the upper 70s and lower 80s and lows will still cool into the low to mid 50s over inland areas and the upper 50s and lower 60s south of the lakes and along the coast.

Aviation

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 624 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Under the influence of high pressure, vfr conditions will prevail through the period with winds generally 10-15 knots or lower.

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