Forecast and Conditions for Newellton, Louisiana

Updated: 5:12 PM CST on November 08, 2009
Observed at Vicksburg Airport (KVKS), Vicksburg, Mississippi
Temperature 69.1 °F
Humidity 71%
Dew Point 59 °F
Wind NE at 3.0 mph
Pressure 30.08 in (Falling)
Conditions Clear
Visibility 10.0 miles
Clouds Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum 77 °F
Yesterday's Minimum 38 °F
Normal high 69 °F
Normal low 46 °F
Record high 83 °F (2005)
Record low 19 °F (1951)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 7
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 0
Sunrise06:27 AM (CST)
Sunset05:09 PM (CST)
Moon Rise11:01 PM (CST)
Moon Set12:05 PM (CST)
Moon Phase
Flood Advisory
Statement as of 11:17 am CST on November 08, 2009


The Flood Advisory continues for
the Mississippi River at Vicksburg.
* Until this evening.
* At 11:00 am Sunday the stage was 39.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 43.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will rise to near 40.0 feet Thursday evening.
* Impact... at 40.0 feet... several roads in the Long Lake and Chickasaw
bayou communities are inundated.
* Impact... at 39.0 feet... begin closing first flood gate at the
Vicksburg Waterfront.
* Impact... at 36.5 feet... water begins to affect the Long Lake
community.
* Impact... at 35.0 feet... several thousand acres of farm,
agricultural, and bottom land floods. In the Yazoo backwater area
north of the city, hunting camps and forested land begin to flood.



              Flood observed forecast 7am crest
location stg stg day time Mon Tue Wed crest day time

Lower Mississippi River
Vicksburg 43 39.7 sun 11 am 39.7 39.8 39.9 40.0 Thu 06 PM




Forecast as of 3:23 PM CST on November 8, 2009

Tonight
Slight chance of light rain during the early morning. Chance of light rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain 30 percent.
Monday
Chance of light rain in the morning...then rain likely in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. The chance of rain 60 percent.
Monday Night
Rain likely in the evening...then a chance of light rain after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. The chance of rain 60 percent.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy in the morning...then clearing. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Veterans Day
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Wednesday Night
Clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Thursday Night
Clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Saturday Night
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
Sunday
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
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