Louisiana in Danger: Tropical Storm Francine UPDATE

frine was located near latitude 24.9 North landitude 95.6 West Francine is moving toward the north Northeast near 8 mph 13 kmph a turn to the Northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected later today or tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to be just offshore of the coasts of Northeastern Mexico and Southern Texas through this afternoon and then move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight FR scine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by Noah and Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 MB 29.8 in here's the hazardous weather outlook for South Central Arkansas Southwest Arkansas North Central Louisiana Northwest Louisiana Southeast Oklahoma East Texas and Northeast Texas for today and tonight showers and thunderstorms will be possible across portions of Central and North Central Louisiana and even as far Southwest as deep east Texas this afternoon this is an advance of tropical storm Francine located in the southwest Gulf of Mexico though severe weather is not expected Gusty winds and lightning May accompany any storms that develop for the period Wednesday through Monday rain will increase across the four state region Wednesday into Thursday as tropical storm friend scene makes landfall along the Gulf Coast 2 to 4 Ines of rainfall which could be Heavy at times will be possible across South Central Arkansas and much of Northeast and North Central Louisiana this may result in a threat for flooding in addition Gusty winds will be possible and a couple of tornadoes cannot be ruled out especially Northeast and east of the center of Francine the hazardous weather threat from France scen shot and Thursday afternoon spotter activation is not expected at this time this is no weather radio station WX j96 operating on a frequency of 162.550 mahz providing the latest weather information on a 24-hour basis broadcasts originate from the National Weather Service Office in shreport Louisiana please visit us on online at weather.gov SHP follow us on Facebook and Twitter at nwport you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe 16255 mahz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of noon at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 85° at the Regional Airport the due point was 68 making the relative humidity 56% winds were East at 12 mph gusting to 18 the pressure was 30.02 in and falling once again in mon row it was 85° with partly sunny skies at noon around the local area at noon in shreport mostly sunny and 88 wind East at 9 mph el doro sunny and 87 wind Southeast at 10 mph gusting to 20 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 wind Southeast at 12 M an hour gusting to 20 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 82 windy at 13 M an hour at Alexandria rain was falling visibility 3 Mi temperature was 73° D Point 72 and the pressure was 29.99 in and steady elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 79 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 79 Little Rock sunny and 81 Baton Rouge cloudy and 80 and at Houston cloudy and 85° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov shv the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 20124 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the rec H high as 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fell yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% above normal sunrise today is at 6:49 a.m. and sunset is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 10: a.m. central daylight time or 1500 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 24.9 North longitude 95.6 West Francine is moving toward the north Northeast near 8 mph 13 kmph a turn to the Northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected later today or tonight on the forecast track frine is anticipated to be just offshore of the coasts of Northeastern Mexico and Southern Texas through this afternoon and then move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts strengthening is a expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight Francine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by Noah and Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 MB 29.8 in here's the hazardous weather outlook for South Central Arkansas Southwest Arkansas North Central Louisiana Northwest Louisiana Southeast Oklahoma East Texas and Northeast Texas for today and tonight showers and thunderstorms will be possible across portions of Central and North Central Louisiana and even as far Southwest as deep east Texas this afternoon this is an advance of tropical storm Fran scine located in the southwest Gulf of Mexico those severe weather is not expected Gusty winds and lightning May accompany any storms that develop for the period Wednesday through Monday rain will increase across the four state region Wednesday into Thursday as tropical storm friend scene makes landfall along the Gulf Coast 2 to 4 in of rainfall which could be Heavy at times will be possible across South Central Aransas and much of Northeast and North Central Louisiana this may result in a threat for flooding in addition Gusty winds will be possible and a couple of tornadoes cannot be ruled out especially Northeast and east of the center of Francine the hazardous weather threat from Francine should end Thursday afternoon spotter activation is not expected at this time you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 mahz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of noon at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 85° at the Regional Airport the due point was 68 making the relative humidity 56% winds were East at 12 mph gusting to 18 the pressure was 30.02 in and falling once again in one row it was was 85° with partly sunny skies at noon around the local area at noon in shreport mostly sunny and 88 wind East at 9 mph eloro sunny and 87 wind Southeast at 10 m an hour gusting to 20 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 wind Southeast at 12 M an hour gusting to 20 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 82 windy at 13 mph at Alexandria rain was falling visibility 3 Mi temperature was 73° D Point 72 and the pressure was 29.99 in and steady elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 79 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 79 Little Rock sunny and 81 batong Rouge cloudy and 80 and if Houston cloudy and 85° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov shc here is your area's open water boating forecast wind gusts may be higher rest of today a 20% chance of show showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon partly cloudy in the late morning then becoming mostly cloudy windy highs in the upper 80s East Winds 15 to 20 mph tonight slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early morning then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight cloudy lows around 70 East Winds 10 to 15 mph chance of precipitation 50% Wednesday windy slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning showers through the day chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cloudy cooler highs in the mid 70s Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 90% Wednesday night windy showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the early evening then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms from mid evening through the overnight cloudy lows in the upper 60s North winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 90% Thursday windy slight chance of thunderstorms through mid morning showers likely in the morning then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstor STS in the afternoon mostly cloudy highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 60% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the mid 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the recurred high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fell yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% is at 7:20 p.m. this is Noah weather radio station WX j96 operating on a frequency of 162.550 MHz providing the latest weather information on a 24-hour basis broadcasts originate from the National Weather Service Office in shreport Louisiana please visit us online at weather.gov SHP follow us on Facebook and Twitter at NWS shreport now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of show showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 m per hour chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 7s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after mid night locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy low lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 10: a.m. central daylight time or 1500 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 24.9 North landitude 95.6 West Francine is moving toward the north Northeast near 8 mph 13 kmph a turn to the Northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected later today or tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to be just offshore of the coasts of Northeastern Mexico and Southern Texas through this afternoon and then move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight frine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by Noah and Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 mbars 29.8 in here's the hazardous weather outlook for South Central Arkansas Southwest Arkansas North Central Louisiana Northwest Louisiana Southeast Oklahoma East Texas and Northeast Texas for today and tonight showers and thunderstorms will be possible across of Central and North Central Louisiana and even as far Southwest as deep east Texas this afternoon this is an advanc of tropical storm Francine located in the southwest Gulf of Mexico though severe weather is not expected Gusty winds and lightning May accompany any storms that develop for the period Wednesday through Monday rain will increase across the four state region Wednesday into Thursday as tropical storm FR scene makes landfall along the Gulf Coast 2 to 4 in of rainfall which could be Heavy at times will be possible across South Central Arkansas and much of Northeast and North Central Louisiana this may result in aat for flooding in addition Gusty winds will be possible and a couple of tornadoes cannot be ruled out especially Northeast and east of the center of Francine the hazardous weather threat from France sh and Thursday afternoon spotter activation is is not expected at this time you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 MHz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of noon at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 85° at the Regional Airport the due point was 68 making the relative humidity 56% winds wor East at 12 mph gusting to 18 the pressure was 30.02 in and falling once again in mon row it was 85 at noon in treport mostly sunny and 88 windy at 9 M an hour eloro sunny and 87 wind Southeast at 10 m an hour gusting to 20 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 wind Southeast at 12 M an hour gusting to 20 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 82 wind e at 13 M an hour at Alexandria rain was falling visibility 3 mil temperature was 73° d72 and the pressure was 29.99 in and steady elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 79 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 79 Little Rock sunny and 81 batong Rouge cloudy and 80 and at Houston cloudy and 85° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov SHP the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation failure yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a Chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 10 a.m. central daylight time or 1500 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 24.9 North longitude 95.6 West Francine is moving toward the north Northeast near 8 mph 13 kmph a turn to the Northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected later today or tonight on the forecast track FR scine is anticipated to be just offshore of the coasts of Northeastern Mexico and Southern Texas through this afternoon and then move across the Northwestern Gulf of of Mexico making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight frine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by Noah and Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 m 29.8 in here's the hazardous weather outlook for South Central Arkansas Southwest Arkansas North Central Louisiana Northwest Louisiana Southeast Oklahoma East Texas and Northeast Texas for today and tonight showers and thunderstorms will be possible across portions of Central and North Central Louisiana and even as far Southwest as deep east Texas this afternoon this is an advance of tropical storm Fran scine located in the southwest Gulf of Mexico though severe weather is not expected Gusty winds and lightning May accompany any storms that develop for the period Wednesday through Monday rain will increase across the four stat St region Wednesday into Thursday as tropical storm friend scene makes landfall along the Gulf Coast 2 to 4 in of rainfall which could be Heavy at times will be possible across South Central Arkansas and much of Northeast and North Central Louisiana this may result in a threat for flooding in addition Gusty winds will be possible and a couple of tornadoes cannot be ruled out especially Northeast and east of the center of Francine the hazardous weather threat from Francine shoot and Thursday afternoon spotter activation is not expected at this time you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 mahz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of noon at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 85° at the Regional Airport the DU point was 68 making the relative humidity 56% winds were East at 12 mph gusting to 18 the pressure was 30.02 in and falling once again in one row it was 85° with partly sunny skies at noon around the local area at noon in shreport mostly sunny and 88 windy at 9 mph eloro sunny and 87 wind Southeast at 10 mph gusting to 20 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 wind Southeast at 12 M an hour gusting to 20 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 82 windy at 13 mph at Alexandria rain was falling visibility 3 miles temperature was 73° d. 72 and the pressure was 29.99 in and steady elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 79 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 79 Little Rock sunny and 81 Baton Rouge cloudy and 80 and if Houston cloudy and 85° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov SHP this is no weather radio station WX j96 operating on a frequency of 162.550 mahz providing the latest weather information on a 24-hour basis broadcasts originate from the National Weather Service Office in sheveport Louisiana please please visit us online at weather.gov SHP follow us on Facebook and Twitter at NWS shreport the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fail yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% sunrise today is at 6:49 a.m. and sunset is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 M hour in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90 % Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 M per hour chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 10: a.m. central daylight time or 1500 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 24.9 North ltitude 95.6 West Francine is moving toward the north Northeast near 8 mph 13 kmph a turn to the Northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected later today or tonight on the forecast track frine is anticipated to be just offshore of the coasts of Northeastern Mexico and Southern Texas through this afternoon and move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 km per hour with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight Francine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by Noah and Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 MB 2918 in you're listening to your weather radio station WX X j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 mahz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of noon at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 85° at the Regional Airport the due point was 68 making the relative humidity 56% winds were East at 12 mph gusting to 18 the pressure was 30.02 in and falling once again in one row it was 85° with partly sunny skies at noon around the local area at noon in treport mostly sunny and 88 wind East at 9 M an hour eloro sunny and 87 wind Southeast at 10 mph gusting to 20 M an hour Greenville most mostly sunny and 88 wind Southeast at 12 mph gusting to 20 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 82 wind e at 13 mph at Alexandria rain was falling visibility 3 Mi temperature was 73° do Point 72 and the pressure was 29.99 in and steady elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 79 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 79 Little Rock sunny and 81 Baton Rouge cloudy and 80 and at Houston cloudy and 85° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov SHP the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 99th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fell yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.5 4 in above normal sunrise today is at 6:49 a.m. and sunset is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening that done showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s here is your area's open water boating forecast wind gusts may be higher rest of today a 20% chance of shower hours and thunderstorms in the late afternoon partly cloudy in the late morning then becoming mostly cloudy windy highs in the upper 80s East Winds 15 to 20 mph tonight slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early morning then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight cloudy lows around 70 East Winds 10 to 15 mph chance of precipitation 50% Wednesday windy slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning showers through the day chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cloudy cooler highs in the mid 70s Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 90% Wednesday night windy showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the early evening then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms from mid evening through the overnight cloudy lows in the upper 60s North winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 90% Thursday windy slight chance of thunderstorms through mid morning showers likely in the morning then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorm in the afternoon mostly cloudy highs in the mid 7s Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 60% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the mid 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 1:00 p.m. central daylight time or 1800 UTC the Center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North landitude 95.2 West Francine is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 kmph a continued northeastward motion and the faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of Northeastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf Mexico tonight and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 km per hour with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight FR scine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 MB 2918 in this is no weather radio station WX j96 operating on a frequency of 162.550 MHz providing the latest weather information on a 24 4 Hour basis broadcasts originate from the National Weather Service Office in shreport Louisiana please visit us online at weather.gov SHP follow us on Facebook and Twitter at NWS shreport you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monro on 16255 MHz be sure to check us out out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of noon at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 85° at the Regional Airport the due point was 68 making the relative humidity 56% winds were East at 12 mph gusting to 18 the pressure was 30.02 in and falling once again in mon row it was 85° with partly sunny skies at noon around the local area at noon in shreport mostly sunny and 88 windy at 9 M an hour eloro sunny and 87 wind Southeast at 10 m an hour gusting to 20 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 wind Southeast at 12 M an hour gusting to 20 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 82 windy at 13 M an hour at Alexandria rain was falling visibility 3 mil temperature was 73° D Point 72 and the pressure was 29.99 in and steady elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 79 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 79 Little Rock sunny and 81 Baton Rouge cloudy and 80 and if Houston cloudy and 85° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov shv the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fell yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 1354 in above normal sunrise today is at 6:49 a.m. and sunset is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 M hour chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 m per hour with gusts up to 25 mes hour chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 1: p.m. central daylight time or 1800 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North longitude 95.2 West Francine is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 kmph a continued northeastward motion and a faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of Northeastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight Francine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force reserver hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 m 29.8 in you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 mahz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of noon at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 85° at the Regional Airport the D point was 68 making the relative humidity 56% winds were East at 12 mph gusting to 18 the pressure was 30.02 in and falling once again in mon row it was 85° with partly sunny skies at noon around the local area at noon and shreport mostly sunny and 88 windy at 9 M an hour eloro sunny and 87 wind Southeast at 10 mph gusting to 20 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 wind Southeast at 12 M an hour gusting to 20 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 82 windy at 13 mph at Alexandria rain was falling visibility 3 miles temperature was 73° do. 72 and the pressure was 29.99 in and steady elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 79 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 79 Little Rock sunny and 81 Baton Rouge cloudy and 80 and if Houston cloudy and 85° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov SHP around the local area at 1:00 p.m. in treport partly sunny and 88 windy to 10 m an hour gusting to 17 M an hour eloro mostly sunny and 89 wind Southeast at 14 M an hour gusting to 21 mil an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 windy to 10 m an hour gusting to 21 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 80 windy at 8 m an hour and at Alexandria light rain and 74° wind variable at 6 M an hour elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 81 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 82 Little Rock sunny and 86 batong Rouge cloudy and 83 and if Houston cloudy and 84° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov SHP the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the norm high is 90 the record high as 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fell yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 1:00 p.m. central daylight time or 1800 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North ltitude 95.2 West Francine is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 k kmph a continued northeastward motion and a faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of Northeastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight Francine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 Mi 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 MB 29.8 in this is no weather radio station WX j96 operating on a frequency of 162.550 MHz providing the latest weather information on a 24-hour basis broadcasts originate from the National Weather Service Office in shreport Louisiana please visit us online at weather.gov SHP follow us on Facebook and Twitter at NWS shreport you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 MHz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of 1: p.m. at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 86° at the region airport the due point was 69 making the relative humidity 56% winds wor East at 9 M an hour the pressure was 30.00 in and falling once again in one row it was 86° with partly sunny skies at 1: p.m. around the local area at 1:00 p.m. inport partly sunny and 88 windy at 10 mph gusting to 7 18 mph eloro mostly sunny and 89 wind Southeast at 14 mph gusting to 21 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 windies to 10 m an hour gusting to 21 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 80 windy at 8 m an hour and at Alexandria light rain and 74° wind variable at 6 M an hour elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 81 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 82 Little Rock sunny and 86 Baton Rouge cloudy and 83 and if Houston cloudy and 84° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov / shc the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fell yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunder storms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly Sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 1:00 p.m. central daylight time or 1800 UTC the C of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North ltitude 95.2 West Francine is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 kmph a continued northeastward motion and the faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of Northeastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 km per hour with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight FR scine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 MB 2918 in you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monro on 16255 mahz be sure to check us out on Facebook hook here's a look at local weather conditions as of 1:00 p.m. at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 86° at the Regional Airport the due point was 69 making the relative humidity 56% winds were East at 9 mph the pressure was 30.0 in and falling once again in one row it was 86° with par partly sunny skies at 1:00 p.m. around the local area at 1: p.m. in shreport partly sunny and 88 windy to 10 mph gusting to 17 M an hour eloro mostly sunny and 89 wind Southeast at 14 M an hour gusting to 21 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 windies to 10 mph gusting to 20 1 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 80 windy at 8 m an hour and at Alexandria light rain and 74° wind variable at 6 M an hour elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 81 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 82 Little Rock sunny and 86 bat Trung Rouge cloudy and 83 and at Houston cloudy and 84° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov shc the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 10 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fail yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in in which is 13.54% is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gust up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s here is your area's open water boating forecast wind gusts may be higher rest of today a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon partly cloudy in the late morning then becoming mostly cloudy windy highs in the upper 80s East Winds 15 to 20 m per hour tonight slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early morning then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight cloudy lows around 70 East Winds 10 to 15 mph chance of precipitation 50% Wednesday windy slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning showers through the day chance of thunderstorm in the afternoon cloudy cooler highs in the mid 70s Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 90% Wednesday night windy showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the early evening then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms from mid evening through the overnight cloudy lows in the upper 60s North winds 15 to 20 25 mph chance of precipitation 90% Thursday windy slight chance of thunderstorms through midm morning showers likely in the morning then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon mostly cloudy highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 60% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the mid-60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s this is no weather radio station WX j96 operating on a frequency of 162.550 mahz providing the latest weather information on a 24-hour basis broadcasts originate from the National Weather Service Office in sheveport Louisiana please visit us online at weather.gov SHP follow us on Facebook and Twitter at NWS shreport at 1:00 p.m. central daylight time or 1800 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North landitude 95.2 West Francine is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 km per hour a continued northeastward motion and a faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of Northeastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained wind are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight Francine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 98 88 MB 29.8 in you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 MHz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of 1: p.m. at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 86° at the Regional Airport the the DU point was 69 making the relative humidity 56% winds were East at 9 mph the pressure was 30.00 in and falling once again in mon row it was 86° with part sunny skies at 1:00 p.m. around the local area at 1: p.m. inport partly sunny and 88 windy to 10 mph gusting to 17 M an hour eloro mostly sunny and 89 wind Southeast at 14 M an hour gusting to 21 mph Greenville mostly sunny and 88 windy to 10 mph gusting to 21 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 80 windy at 8 m an hour and at Alexandria light rain and 74° wind variable at 6 m M an hour elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 81 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 82 Little Rock sunny and 86 batong Rouge cloudy and 83 and at Houston cloudy and 84° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov SHP the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fell yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 1:00 p.m. central daylight time or 1800 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North landitude 95.2 West Francine is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 kmph a continued northeastward motion and a faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of North Eastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight night and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight fren scene is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 MB 29.8 in you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 MHz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a at local weather conditions as of 1: p.m. at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 86° at the Regional Airport the due point was 69 making the relative humidity 56% winds were East at 9 mph the pressure was 30.00 in and falling once again in mon row it was 86° with partly sunny skies at 1: p.m. around the local area at 1:00 p.m. and shreport partly sunny and 88 windy at 10 mph gusting to 17 mph eloro mostly sunny and 89 wind Southeast at 14 M an hour gusting to 21 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 windies to 10 mph gusting to 21 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 80 windy at 8 m an hour and at Alexandria light rain and 74° wind variable at 6 M an hour elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 81 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 82 Little Rock sunny and 86 batong Rouge cloudy and 83 and if Houston cloudy and 84° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov shc the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fa yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.5 4 in above normal sunrise today is at 6:49 a.m. and sunset is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 m per hour chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning than showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 M per hour chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 m per hour with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 1: p.m. central daylight time or 1800 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North ltitude 95.2 West Francine is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 kmph a continued northeastward motion and a faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of Northeastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts Str lening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight Francine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 MB 29.8 in this is no weather radio station WX j96 operating on a frequency of 162.550 mahz providing the latest weather information on a 24-hour basis broadcasts originate from the National Weather Service Office in shreport Louisiana please visit us online at weather.gov SHP follow us on Facebook and Twitter at NWS shreport you're listening to to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 MHz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of 1:00 p.m. at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 86° at the Regional Airport the due point was 69 making the relative humidity 56% winds were East at 9 mph the pressure was 30. in and falling once again in Monroe it was 86° with partly sunny skies at 1: p.m. around the local area at 1:00 p.m. in shreport partly sunny and 88 windies to 10 mph gusting to 17 mph aloro mostly sunny and 89 wind Southeast at 14 18 mph gusting to 21 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 wind East at 10 mph gusting to 21 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 80 wind East at 8 m an hour and at Alexandria light rain and 74° wind variable at 6 M an hour elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 81 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 82 Little Rock sunny and 86 batong Rouge cloudy and 83 and if Houston cloudy and 84 degrees for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov SHP the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 1° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fa yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 miles per hour chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of storms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 1:00 p.m. central daylight time or 1800 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North longitude 95 point to West Francine is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 kmph a continued northeastward motion and a faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of Northeastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and frene will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight frine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 m 29.8 in you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 MHz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of 1 p.m. at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 86° at the Regional Airport the dueo was 69 making the relative humidity 56% winds were East at 9 mph the pressure was 30.00 in and falling once again in mon Rowe it was 86° with partly sunny skies at 1 p.m. around the local area at 1: p.m. and streetport partly sunny and 88 windy to 10 m an hour gusting to 17 M an hour eloo mostly sunny and 89 wind Southeast at 14 M an hour gusting to 21 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 88 windy to 10 mph gusting to 21 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 80 windy at 8 m an hour and at Alexandria light rain and 74° wind variable at 6 M an hour elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 81 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 82 Little Rock sunny and 86 batong Rouge cloudy and 83 and if Houston cloudy and 84° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov SHP the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88 deg the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 8 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fail yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% a.m. and sunset is at 7:20 p.m. here is your area's open water boating forecast wind gusts may be higher rest of today a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon partly cloudy in the late morning then becoming mostly cloudy windy highs in the upper 80s East Winds 15 to 20 mph tonight slight chance of shower showers and thunderstorms through the early morning then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight cloudy lows around 70 East Winds 10 to 15 mph chance of precipitation 50% Wednesday windy slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning showers through the day chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cloudy cooler highs in the mid 70s Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 90% Wednesday night windy showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the early evening then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms from mid evening through the overnight cloudy lows in the upper 60s North winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 90% Thursday windy slight chance of thunderstorms through midm morning showers likely in the morning then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon mostly cloudy highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 60% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the mid-60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy low in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly ly cloudy highs in the upper 80s this is no weather radio station wxj 96 operating on a frequency of 162.550 mahz providing the latest weather information on a 24hour basis broadcasts originate from the National Weather Service Office in shreport Louisiana please visit us online at weather.gov SHP follow us on Facebook and Twitter at NWS shreport at 1:00 p.m. central daylight time or 1800 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North ltitude 95.2 West Francine is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 kmph a continued northeastward motion and a faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of Northeastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts strengthening is expected ed through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight Francine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 mbar 29.8 in you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 mahz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of 1: p.m. at the top of the hour skies were partly sunny in Monroe the temperature was 86° at the Regional Airport the dueo was 69 making the relative humidity 56% wind were East at 9 mph the pressure was 30.00 in and falling once again in one row it was 86° with partly sunny skies at 1: p.m. around the local area at 1: p.m. inport partly sunny and 88 windy to 10 mph gusting to 17 M an hour ELO R mostly sunny and 89 wind Southeast at 14 mph gusting to 21 mph Greenville mostly sunny and 88 windies to 10 mph gusting to 21 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 80 windy at 8 m an hour and at Alexandria light rain and 74° wind variable at 6 M an hour elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 81 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 82 Little Rock sunny and 86 Baton Rouge cloudy and 83 and if Houston cloudy and 84° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov sht the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday 's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fa yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 2 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night tropical storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight local Ally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph hour chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 6s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s at 1:00 p.m. central daylight time or 1800 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North landitude 95.2 West franc is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 kmph a continued northeastward motion and the faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of Northeastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 km per hour with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight Francine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 m 29.8 in you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monro 100 6255 MHz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of 2 p.m. at the top of the hour skies were cloudy in Monroe the temperature was 88° at the Regional Airport the due point was 68 making the relative humidity 51% winds were variable at 3 m an hour the pressure was 29.988801 wind East at 13 mph eloro mostly sunny and 89 windy at 9 mph gusting to 22 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 90 windy at 16 M an hour D to 23 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 82 wind East at 9 mph and at Alexandria light rain and 74° wind variable at 5 mph elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 85 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 83 Little Rock mostly sunny and 89 Baton Rouge cloudy and 82 and if Houston cloudy and 89° for the most current information check us out on the web at ww ww. weather.gov shv the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fell yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast this afternoon partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs around 90 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 20% tonight Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms a slight chance of showers in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph chance of rain 50% Wednesday showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon cooler with highest in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusts up to 25 M hour in the afternoon chance of rain 90% Wednesday night trop iCal storm conditions possible showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight lows in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday a slight chance of thunderstorms showers likely mainly in the morning windy with highs in the mid 70s Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 70% Thursday night partly cloudy lows in the lower 60s Friday mostly sunny warmer with highs in the mid 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s this is no weather radio station w XJ 96 operating on a frequency of 162.550 mahz providing the latest weather information on a 24-hour basis broadcasts originate from the National Weather Service Office in shreport Louisiana please visit us online at weather.gov SHP follow us on Facebook and Twitter at NWS shreport at 1:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time or 1800 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North ltitude 95.2 West Francine is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 kmph a continued northeastward motion and a faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of Northeastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 kmph with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight Francine is expected to weaken quickly after landfall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 Mi 2020 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 MB 29.8 in here's the hazardous weather outlook for South Central Arkansas Southwest Arkansas North Central Louisiana Northwest Louisiana South East Oklahoma East Texas and Northeast Texas for this afternoon and tonight showers and thunderstorms will be possible across portions of Central and North Central Louisiana and deep east Texas through this afternoon and through tonight this is an advance of tropical storm Francine located in the southwest Gulf of Mexico though severe weather is not expected Gusty winds and lightning May accompany any storms that develop for the period Wednesday through Monday rain will increase in coverage across the four state region Wednesday into Thursday as tropical storm FR scene makes landfall along the Gulf Coast 2 to 4 in of rainfall which could be Heavy at times will be possible across South Central Arkansas and much of Northeast and North Central Louisiana this may result in a threat for flooding in addition Gusty winds will be possible and a couple of tornadoes cannot be ruled out especially Northeast and east of the center of Francine the hazardous weather threat from Francine and Thursday afternoon spotter activation is not expected at this time you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 mahz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of 2 p.m. at the top of the hour skies were cloudy in Monroe the temperature was 88° at the Regional Airport the due point was 68 making the relative humidity 51% winds were variable at 3 m an hour the pressure was 29.988801 partly sunny and 91 windy at 13 mph eloro mostly sunny and 89 windy at 9 mph gusting to 22 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 90 windy at 16 M an hour gusting to 23 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 82 windy at 9 mph and at Alexandria light rain and 74° wind variable at 5 mph elsewhere across the 4 state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 85 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 83 Little Rock mostly sunny and 89 batong Rouge cloudy and 82 and at Houston cloudy and 89° for the most current check us out on the web at www.weather.gov pleas the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fa yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 13 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51 1.79 in which is 13.54% is at 7:20 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast tonight cloudy a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this evening then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mil per hour chance of rain 60% Wednesday a chance of thunderstorms showers cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 M per hour chance of rain 90% Wednesday night showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight windy with lows in in the upper 60s Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph chance of rain 90% Thursday mostly cloudy with a chance of showers a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon windy with highs around 80 Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph chance of rain 50% Thursday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s West Winds 5 to 10 mph Friday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs around 90 Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs in the upper 80s Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon highs in the upper 80s chance of rain 20% Monday night mostly clear a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening lows in the upper six 6 s chance of rain 20% Tuesday partly cloudy a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon highs in the upper 80s chance of rain 20% here is your area's open water boating forecast wind gusts may be higher tonight chance of showers in the evening chance of thunderstorms through the night showers likely after midnight cloudy lows around 70 East Winds 10 to 15 mph chance of precipitation 60% Wednesday windy showers likely in the morning chance of thunderstorms through the day showers in the afternoon cloudy highs in the mid 70s Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precip ation 80% Wednesday night windy showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight cloudy lows in the upper 60s North winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 80% Thursday windy chance of showers in the morning then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon slight chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon becoming partly cloudy highs around 80 Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 40% Thursday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s West Winds 10 to 15 mph Friday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s Saturday mostly sunny highs around 90 Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs around 90 Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon highs in the upper 80s Monday night mostly clear a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening lows in the upper 60s Tuesday partly cloudy a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon highs in the upper 80s at 1 p.m. central daylight time or 1800 UTC the center of tropical storm Francine was located near latitude 25.3 North ltitude 95.2 West Francine is moving toward the Northeast near 9 mph 14 kmph a continued northeastward motion and a faster forward speed are expected later this afternoon and tonight on the forecast track Francine is anticipated to move away from the coast of Northeastern Mexico and South Texas this afternoon move across the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after landfall the center is expected to move into Mississippi on Wednesday night or Thursday maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph 100 km per hour with higher gusts strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning and Francine will likely become a hurricane later today or tonight FR scine is expected to weaken quickly after lands fall tropical storm Forest winds extend outward up to 140 M 220 km from the center the minimum Central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 988 MB 29.8 in here is your area's open water boating forecast wind gusts may be higher tonight chance of showers in the evening chance of thunderstorms through the night showers likely after midnight cloudy lows around 70 East Winds 10 to 15 mph chance of precipitation 60% Wednesday windy showers likely in the morning chance of thunderstorms through the day showers in the afternoon cloudy highs in the mid 70s Northeast winds 15 to 25 M mph chance of precipitation 80% Wednesday night windy showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight cloudy lows in the upper 60s North winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 80% Thursday windy chance of showers in the morning then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon slight chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon becoming partly cloudy highs around 80 Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph chance of precipitation 40% Thursday night mostly clear lows in the mid-60s West Winds 10 to 15 mph Friday mostly sunny highs in the upper 80s Friday night mostly clear lows in the mid 60s Saturday mostly sunny highs around 90 Saturday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Sunday partly cloudy highs around 90 Sunday night partly cloudy lows in the upper 60s Monday partly cloudy a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon highs in the upper 80s Monday night mostly clear a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening lows in the upper 60s Tuesday partly cloudy a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon highs in the upper 80s this is no weather radio station WX j96 operating on a frequency of 162.550 mahz providing the latest weather information on a 24-hour basis broadcasts originate from the National Weather Service Office in sheveport Louisiana please visit us online at weather.gov SHP follow us on Facebook and Twitter at NWS shreport here's the hazardous weather outlook for South Central Arkansas Southwest Arkansas North Central Louisiana Northwest Louisiana South East Oklahoma East Texas and Northeast Texas for this afternoon and tonight showers and thunderstorms will be possible across portions of Central and North Central Louisiana and deep east Texas through this afternoon and through tonight this is an advance of tropical storm Francine located in the southwest Gulf of Mexico though severe weather is not expected Gusty winds and lightning May accompany any storms that develop for the period Wednesday through Monday rain will increase in coverage across the four state region Wednesday into Thursday as tropical storm FR scene makes landfall along the Gulf Coast 2 to 4 in of rainfall which could be Heavy at times will be possible across South Central Arkansas and much of Northeast and North Central Louisiana this may result in a threat for flooding in addition Gusty winds will be possible and a couple of tornadoes cannot be ruled out especially Northeast and east of the center of Francine the hazardous weather threat from Francine should end Thursday afternoon spot activation is not expected at this time you're listening to your weather radio station WX j96 broadcasting in Monroe on 16255 MHz be sure to check us out on Facebook here's a look at local weather conditions as of 2 p.m. at the top of the hour skies were cloudy in Monroe the temperature was 88° at the Regional Airport the due point was 68 making the relative humidity 51% winds were variable at 3 m an hour the pressure was 88° with cloudy skies at 2: p.m. around the local area at 2: p.m. in shreport partly sunny and 91 windy at 13 M an hour eloro mostly sunny and 89 windies at 9 mph gusting to 22 M an hour Greenville mostly sunny and 90 windy at 16 M an hour gusting to 23 M an hour Jackson cloudy and 82 wind East at 9 mph and at Alexandria light rain and 74° wind variable at 5 m an hour elsewhere across the four state region over at DFW Airport mostly sunny and 85 Oklahoma City mostly sunny and 83 Little Rock mostly sunny and 89 Baton Rouge cloudy and 82 and at Houston cloudy and 89° for the most current information check us out on the web at www.weather.gov shc the Monroe climate summary for yesterday September 9th 2024 yesterday's high temperature was 88° the normal high is 90 the record high is 101° which was set in 1910 yesterday's low temperature was 56° the normal low is 68 the record low is 53° which was set in 2011 no precipitation fa yesterday which leaves the monthly total at 2.55 in this is 1.52 in above the normal amount of 1.03 in for September the total precipitation for the year still stands at 51.79 in which is 13.54% is at 720 p.m. now let's check on your local forecast tonight cloudy a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this evening then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight lows around 70 East Winds 5 to 10 mph ch chance of rain day a chance of thunderstorms showers cooler with highs in the upper 70s Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with G chance of rain