Morgan City, LA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy with Light Rain 58°F
Feels Like 58°F  
Humidity N/A Dew Point N/A Wind ENE 8 MPH Gusts 11 Barometer 29.97 in.
Solar Rad 102 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 2.9 mi. SW of central Morgan City
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Thunderstorms, High 62F, Low 50F
90%
62
50
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Showers Likely, High 55F, Low 53F
60%
55
53
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Showers Likely, High 59F, Low 57F
70%
59
57
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Showers, High 69F, Low 49F
20%
69
49
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Sunny, High 57F, Low 42F
57
42
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Sunny, High 59F, Low 45F
59
45
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Sunny, High 67F
67
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Variable high temperatures through the week, ranging from 55°F to 69°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 65°F with lows around 46°F.

This Date in Weather History

1972 - Winds gusting to 70 mph sent the temperature at Livingston, MT, plunging from 52 degrees to 18 degrees in just twenty minutes.

More on this and other weather history

Morgan City, LA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Thunderstorms

Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 62. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thunderstorms

Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Dec 5

Showers Likely

Day: Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Showers Likely

Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Dec 6

Showers Likely

Day: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thunderstorms

Night: A chance of showers before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Dec 7

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday Dec 8

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Tuesday Dec 9

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Wednesday Dec 10

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.


About Morgan City, LA

Morgan City is a small city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States, located in the Acadiana region. The population was 10,813 in the 2024 census. Known for being "right in the middle of everywhere" , Morgan City is located 68 miles (109 km) southeast of Lafayette, 64 miles (103 km) south of Baton Rouge, and 86 miles (138 km) west of New Orleans. Morgan City sits on the banks of the Atchafalaya River near its intersection with the Intracoastal Waterway. The town was originally named "Tiger Island" by surveyors appointed by U.S. Secretary of War John Calhoun, because of a particular type of wild cat seen in the area. It was later changed for a time to "Brashear City", named after Walter Brashear, a prominent Kentucky physician who had purchased large tracts of land and acquired numerous sugar mills in the area. It was incorporated in 1860. Morgan City, and all of St. Mary Parish, is included in the Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City CSA.

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