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Baton Rouge, LA weather

It is 57°F and clear at Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Clear, low near 58°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:57 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:14 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

57°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 94% · dew point 55°F

Pressure · visibility

30.17 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field (KBTR), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Baton Rouge forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LIX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the LIX office near Baton Rouge.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Louisiana.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Baton Rouge (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM58°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM58°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM59°FSunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM63°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM70°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM75°FSunny0%E 5 mph
Wed 12 PM79°FSunny0%E 5 mph
Wed 1 PM81°FSunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 2 PM82°FSunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 3 PM83°FSunny0%E 5 mph
Wed 4 PM82°FSunny0%E 5 mph
Wed 5 PM82°FSunny0%E 5 mph
Wed 6 PM79°FMostly Clear0%E 5 mph
Wed 7 PM74°FClear0% 0 mph
Wed 8 PM71°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM68°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM65°FClear0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM63°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM61°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 1 AM60°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 2 AM59°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 3 AM57°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 4 AM57°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 5 AM56°FMostly Clear0%NE 5 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Baton Rouge can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 58°F

Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 0 mph.

Wednesday

High 84°F·Low 55°F

Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday

High 84°F·Low 61°F

Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 85°F·Low 66°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

High 83°F·Low 67°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunday

High 83°F·Low 66°F

A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Monday

High 84°F·Low 66°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

High 83°F

A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Baton Rouge is served by the National Weather Service LIX forecast office, forecast zone LAZ048, county zone LAC033.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Baton Rouge (30.4404, -91.1332), in East Baton Rouge Parish. Population: 220,907 (2024 estimate), number 2 of the 17 Louisiana cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KHDC. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/30.4404,-91.1332 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:57 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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