Avoyelles- Including the cities of Effie, Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, Simmesport, and Mansura 226 AM CDT Sat Jul 27 2024 .TODAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 5 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 30 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 109. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 110. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to 110. .FRIDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 110.