Forecast Details for Patterson, LA

Recent Locations: Patterson, LA

This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 73. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 69.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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