Central, LA Weather Forecast
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Central, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Central, LA at a glance
Central is home to about 29,781 people in East Baton Rouge Parish, across 62 square miles. It ranks 11th by population of 105 places in Louisiana with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Denham Springs, 7 miles away.
- County
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Population
- 29,781 2023 est.
- Land area
- 62 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 478
- Forecast point
- 30.5593°N, 91.0355°W
How well can the network see Central?
The nearest Doppler radar is KHDC (Hammond, LA), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 2,400 ft above Central. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Central is closer to its radar than 59% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KBTR (Baton Rouge/Ryan Fld). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Central
- Denham Springs, LA7 mi
- Baker, LA7 mi
- Baton Rouge, LA10 mi
- Zachary, LA11 mi
- Walker, LA11 mi
- Port Allen, LA13 mi
- Brusly, LA17 mi
- Addis, LA19 mi
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