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LOUISIANA · TERREBONNE PARISH

Dulac

1,241 people, 4 ft above sea level in Terrebonne Parish.

4 ftElevation, city center
1,241People, 2024 estimate
16 sq miLand area
Sunny 55°
Sunny now Dew point 39° · ENE 7 mph · high 57°
City of Dulac River Interstate 2 miles
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The Dulac plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Dulac

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Houma-Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) · 4:50 PM
Sunny
55° Sunny Feels like 55° · high of 57° near 5 PM
WindENE 7 mphno gusts
Humidity54%rising to 89% by morning
Pressure30.18 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 39° · Dry58° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Monday, about 1 AMin about 32 hours · 49% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.2 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.4
LAST RAINNov. 120.03 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Terrebonne Parish
NWS New Orleans and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:26 AM5:08 PM ↓
10 h 42 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
58
MODERATEAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 34, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
49% · 0.12 in Monday overnight 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 39 to 53° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 58° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 49°
0% rain — NE 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
69° 52°
30% rain — E 14 B
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
63° 51°
50% rain up to 0.1″ NE 17, gusts 26 C
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
70° 57°
10% rain — ENE 16 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74° 59°
0% rain — ENE 15 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
76° 60°
10% rain — ENE 12 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
77° 60°
10% rain — E 9 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Dulac about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Atlantic off the Carolinas three days ago, and over the Atlantic off Florida a day ago, about 1,230 miles back along its path. It came down from about 15,500 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the central Gulf of America. Air off the water carries moisture, which is why it feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Dulac stands on

Dulac’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 20 ft, a difference of 20 ft: nearly flat ground. Open water lies within three miles.

The section below crosses 3 rock units mapped at the surface.

Dulac, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft DULAC4 ftChauvinsea levelMontegut10 ft ← WMontegut · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Delta Plain, Saline Marsh

Clay. Age: Holocene, less than 12,000 years old. About 9 mi of the line.

Delta Plain, Fresh Marsh

Clay. Age: Holocene, less than 12,000 years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Natural Levees

Silt, clay. Age: Holocene, less than 12,000 years old. About 2 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Dulac on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Houma LA · 12 MI 12 miles north Bayou Cane LA · 16 MI 16 miles north Metairie LA · 52 MI 52 miles northeast New Orleans LA · 64 MI 64 miles northeast Baton Rouge LA · 76 MI 76 miles north Lafayette LA · 98 MI 98 miles northwest
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LOUISIANA · TERREBONNE

Dulac

1,241 people, 4 ft above sea level in Terrebonne Parish.

4 ftElevation
1,241People
16 sq miLand
Sunny 55°
SunnyDew point 39°
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Today in Dulac

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly clear night 57° 0%
8p mostly clear night 51° 0%
11p partly cloudy night 50° 0%
2a mostly clear night 50° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 51° 0%
8a mostly sunny 56° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINMonday about 1 AM · 49%
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Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Sun30%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
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Mon50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
51
63
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Tue10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57
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Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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Thu10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60
76
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Fri10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60
77
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Dulac stands on

Dulac’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 20 ft, a difference of 20 ft: nearly flat ground. Open water lies within three miles.

Dulac, west to east Dulac4 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center4 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 20 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (20 ft of relief)