Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rain and Heat Hazards
A Moderate Risk of severe thunderstorms (level 4 of 5) is in the outlook across portions of the Midwest today. Damaging winds, a few tornadoes and frequent lightning with heavy rainfall are in the forecast. Meanwhile, dangerous heat across the southern Plains into the Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast will expand into Friday. Risk for wildfires for the central Rockies and Sacramento Valley. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Lake Pontchartrain (GMZ531) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 156 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 | |
| This Afternoon: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Tonight: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Friday: Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Friday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Saturday: West winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Sunday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Sunday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Monday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Monday Night: Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Lake Pontchartrain (GMZ531) | |
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