Critical Fire Weather Conditions Continue; Pacific Storm to Bring Heavy Snow to the Sierra-Nevada
Critical fire weather conditions are forecast for the Southern Plains and portions of Florida through Thursday, as gusty winds and dry conditions return to the region. A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and low elevation rain to much of the West Coast and central Great Basin, and heavy high elevation mountain snow to the Sierra-Nevada through Wednesday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Lake Pontchartrain (GMZ531) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 206 PM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026 | |
| This Afternoon: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Tonight: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wednesday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wednesday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Thursday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Friday: South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Friday Night: South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Saturday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Lake Pontchartrain (GMZ531) | |
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