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Last Map Update: Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 10:02:19 pm CDT

Tropical Weather Outlook
Excessive Rainfall Outlook - Friday
Excessive Rainfall Outlook - Saturday
5 Day Outlook
A trough of low pressure located just off the coast of southwestern Louisiana continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This system is moving westward, and it has limited time to develop before it moves inland over southwestern Louisiana or Texas tonight. Regardless of formation, locally heavy rainfall is likely over portions of the northwestern Gulf coast during the next couple of days.
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An area of low pressure off the Louisiana coast and a very moist tropical like air mass will result in widespread showers and thunderstorms. Some storms will be capable of producing heavy downpours with high rainfall rates in a short period of time which will increase the risk for localized flash flooding.
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A moist, tropical like air mass will linger across the area. Any showers or thunderstorms that develop will be capable of heavy downpours with high rainfall rates in a short period of time, which will increase the risk for localized flash flooding.
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High rain chances will continue into the weekend as left over tropical like moisture from a disturbance will linger. Rain chances will lower early next week with increasing heat.
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