National Weather Service Forecast for: Ruston LA
Issued by: National Weather Service Shreveport, LA
Updated: 4:56 am CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
Today

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
 Tonight

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
 Thursday

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Mostly Clear

 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Hot

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 70.
Clear

 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Hot
Hi 100 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 95 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 94 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 95 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 97 °F

Heat Advisory
 

Today
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Thursday
 
 A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Saturday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Saturday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 70.
Sunday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Ruston LA.