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Baton Rouge Oct 3, 2026

Review recorded on Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.

Weather-risk signals · signal engine (Open-Meteo)

A heavy rain day could hit

extreme

A single day could bring around 23.4mm of rain on 2026-10-03 — above the local heavy-rain reference for this time of year (around 11.2mm in a day). Construction, drainage, and outdoor events should review schedules.

Reading evidence

Reading calculated Oct 3, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.

Valid until Oct 8, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Forecast period: 2026-10-03 to 2026-10-09.

Forecast source: open-meteo.

Years with usable data: 10 of 10.

Historical dataset: era5.

Samples: 150.

Method: heavy-rain-percentile-max-v1-2026-09-22.

construction · outdoor events · drainage operators · agriculture

A dry stretch is forming

medium

5 dry days in a row could start 2026-10-05. A dry day here means 1mm of rain or less; the important number is the length of the run. Crops in flowering or fruit-set windows are most exposed.

Reading evidence

Reading calculated Oct 3, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.

Valid until Oct 8, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

agriculture · construction

Rainfall is trending above the usual

extreme

Around 33.8mm of rain may fall in the next 48 hours — above the 0.4mm typical for this period. Field access, drying, and outdoor logistics may be affected.

Reading evidence

Reading calculated Oct 3, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.

Valid until Oct 5, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Forecast period: 2026-10-03 to 2026-10-04.

Forecast source: open-meteo.

Historical reference window: 10 requested years.

Historical reference window: ±7 calendar days.

Years with usable data: 10 of 10.

Historical dataset: era5.

Samples: 150.

Method: rolling-sum-v2-anchor-lookback-2026-09-21.

farmers · tourism · logistics · construction

Recorded daily weather · Open-Meteo

Rain 0 mmMax 30.2 °CMin 24.2 °CGusts 33.5 km/h

Comparison unavailable for this edition.

What people were seeing · community field reports

No field observations were posted for this place on Oct 3, 2026.