Forecast Details for Patterson, LA

Recent Locations: Mount Auburn, IL Hill City, SD Patterson, LA

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 89. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Labor Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. North wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 91.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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