Louisiana Drought Status: Thru 28 Oct 2025

By Jay Grymes

State Climatologist

The state experienced a slight reduction in drought coverage over the period of 22-28 October, largely due to rains during the past weekend (25-26 Oct).

Those rains also reduced the number of parishes maintaining burn bans.

Note that the rainfall outlook for the next 7 days remains dry for most of Louisiana.  Although temperatures over the next several days may be lower-than-normal, evapotranspiration will still be a factor given abundant sunshine and low humidity over the coming days.  Additionally, temperatures are expected to return to near-normal to above-normal levels towards the end of the upcoming 7 days. 

The Louisiana Drought Team does not anticipate a significant expansion of drought nor a substantial increase in severity over the next few weeks.  On the other hand, the Team does not expect any significant improvements for the state either.