Weather

As rice farmers prepare to make decisions about how much rice they will this year, they are watching decreasing rice prices; great fluctuation in prices for fuel, fertilizer, and equipment, and uncertainty about the implementation of government programs. They are also watching hoards of blackbirds waiting for them to plant early next month so they can eat the seed. Blackbird losses cause thin or failed stands, requiring the farmer to spend many dollars to replant the fields, dollars that farmers just don’t have this year.

Feature photos of the fog in Abbeville.

Sunday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 20 mph inland...northwest 20 to 30 mph coast.

Sunday Night...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s inland...in the 40s coast. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph inland... Northwest 15 to 25 mph coast.

Monday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph inland...northwest 20 to 30 mph coast.

Monday Night...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.

Tuesday And Tuesday Night...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the mid 50s inland...in the upper 50s coast.

Today...Mostly sunny early in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s inland...in the lower 60s coast. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s inland...in the upper 70s coast. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s inland... In the upper 60s coast. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Anyone with damage from Hurricane Gustav needs to contact the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency preparedness with information at 898-4308.

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