Past weather January 8 and 9  2026: A cold front came through northwest Louisiana and brought with it the passing strong winds.  Springhill sustained winds of 16 mph with gusts to 36 mph. Minden winds were sustained at 10 mph and gusts upward to 38 mph. 

From January 8 to January 9, rain reading are taken each 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Springhill recorded .96 one-hundredths of an inch. Minden recorded .94 one-hundredths of an inch. 

Also on January 9, we had some non severe thunderstorms with Doyline having the 1st lightning strikes from the storm. Approximately 20 strikes per minute.

Forecast calls for possible rain Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures each day will have lows in upper 20s and low 30s, while highs with be low 60s and upper 60s.

(Jerry Strahan was a first responder in fire and emergency services for almost 45 years. He lives in north Webster Parish and has written weather articles for other publications.)