Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain, LA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Fri
Jul 3
Partly Cloudy
Close Hourly
-º / 75º 8% SW 5 mph 77%
5pm Sunny 93º 0% SSE 4 mph 50%
6pm Sunny 91º 21% S 4 mph 54%
7pm Mostly Sunny 90º 1% SSE 4 mph 59%
8pm Partly Cloudy 86º 2% S 4 mph 71%
9pm Partly Cloudy 84º 2% SSW 3 mph 74%
10pm Partly Cloudy 83º 2% SSW 3 mph 79%
11pm Partly Cloudy 82º 3% SSW 2 mph 81%
Sat
Jul 4
Partly Cloudy
View Hourly
92º / 76º 22% W 5 mph 69%
12am Partly Cloudy 80º 6% WSW 2 mph 86%
1am Partly Cloudy 80º 7% WSW 2 mph 87%
2am Mostly Clear 79º 7% WSW 2 mph 90%
3am Partly Cloudy 78º 8% W 2 mph 91%
4am Partly Cloudy 78º 7% WNW 2 mph 92%
5am Partly Cloudy 77º 8% NW 2 mph 93%
6am Mostly Clear 76º 8% NNW 2 mph 95%
7am Mostly Sunny 78º 12% NNW 1 mph 94%
8am Mostly Sunny 81º 8% NNW 1 mph 87%
9am Mostly Sunny 84º 5% NNW 2 mph 78%
10am Mostly Sunny 87º 7% NNW 3 mph 69%
11am Partly Cloudy 89º 15% NNW 2 mph 63%
12pm Partly Cloudy 90º 15% NNW 2 mph 60%
1pm Partly Cloudy 90º 15% S 3 mph 60%
2pm Partly Cloudy 90º 20% S 4 mph 60%
3pm Partly Cloudy 90º 22% S 4 mph 61%
4pm Mostly Cloudy 89º 20% SSE 5 mph 64%
5pm Partly Cloudy 88º 15% S 3 mph 63%
6pm Partly Cloudy 88º 3% SSW 3 mph 63%
7pm Partly Cloudy 87º 15% SSW 3 mph 68%
8pm Partly Cloudy 85º 15% SSW 2 mph 75%
9pm Mostly Cloudy 83º 22% S 2 mph 79%
10pm Partly Cloudy 82º 20% S 2 mph 80%
11pm Partly Cloudy 81º 15% SW 2 mph 84%
Sun
Jul 5
PM Thunderstorms
View Hourly
88º / 75º 50% W 5 mph 75%
12am Partly Cloudy 80º 20% WSW 3 mph 87%
1am Partly Cloudy 80º 22% W 2 mph 89%
2am Partly Cloudy 79º 24% W 2 mph 91%
3am Partly Cloudy 79º 10% W 2 mph 90%
4am Partly Cloudy 79º 13% WNW 2 mph 90%
5am Partly Cloudy 78º 15% NW 2 mph 93%
6am Mostly Clear 77º 18% WNW 2 mph 94%
7am Mostly Sunny 78º 18% NW 2 mph 93%
8am Partly Cloudy 81º 21% NW 2 mph 88%
9am Mostly Sunny 83º 14% WNW 4 mph 82%
10am Mostly Sunny 86º 17% W 4 mph 74%
11am Partly Cloudy 87º 24% W 4 mph 70%
12pm Partly Cloudy 87º 24% W 4 mph 70%
1pm Partly Cloudy 87º 24% WSW 4 mph 70%
2pm Isolated Thunderstorms 87º 30% SW 5 mph 69%
3pm Partly Cloudy 86º 24% WSW 4 mph 69%
4pm Partly Cloudy 85º 24% WSW 5 mph 71%
Mon
Jul 6
PM Thunderstorms 88º / 76º 61% WSW 7 mph 76%
Tue
Jul 7
PM Thunderstorms 90º / 76º 51% WSW 7 mph 73%
Wed
Jul 8
PM Thunderstorms 92º / 77º 46% W 7 mph 71%
Thu
Jul 9
PM Thunderstorms 92º / 78º 38% WSW 8 mph 69%
Fri
Jul 10
Mostly Sunny 91º / 78º 24% SW 7 mph 70%

Weather Radar for Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain, LA See Radar

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain, LA

This Afternoon
High : 93ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight
Low : 79ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Independence Day
High : 93ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Saturday Night
Low : 79ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sunday
High : 92ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sunday Night
Low : 78ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Monday
High : 91ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Monday Night
Low : 79ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tuesday
High : 91ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain, LA

    FridaySaturdaySunday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 432223322244
    10pm2am6am10am2pm6pm10pm2am6am10am2pm6pm
    MPH 432223322244
    DIR SSESSWWSWNWNNWSSSWNWWNWWSW

    Current Weather Conditions In Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain, LA

    As Of: 16 minutes ago

    • 93ºF
    • 102ºF
    • 4mph
    • 0º (SSE)
    • 4mph
    • Sunny
    • 10mi
    • 29.99"
    • 50%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain, LA is Sunny. The current temperature is 93°F, and the expected high and low for today, Friday, July 3, 2026, are -° high temperature and 75°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 4 miles per hour, and coming from the South Southeast. The wind is gusting to 4 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 102° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 0 percent, with current humidity at 50 percent, and air pressure at 29.99 in. Visibility is 10 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    River Flood Warning - 8:01am Fri Jul 3 2026

    ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...

    WHAT: Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

    WHERE: Pearl River near Pearl River.

    WHEN: Until Monday afternoon.

    IMPACTS: At 16.0 feet, Lower portions of streets in River Gardens
    Subdivision will begin to flood. Secondary roads to the river and
    throughout Honey Island Swamp will remain inundated. Property in
    the vicinity of the gage is flooded threatening about 20 homes
    along the left bank. The Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge will
    be closed to hunting at the 15.5 foot stage.

    ADDITIONAL DETAILS: - At 7:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 15.9 feet.
    - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
    - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
    at 7:00 AM CDT Friday was 15.9 feet.
    - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
    Monday morning and continue falling to 9.7 feet Monday, July 13.
    - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
    - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.9
    feet on 11/03/1985.
    - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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