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Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northern Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana through tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

A Few Clouds

96°F

36°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed N 15 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1007.2 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index108°F (42°C)
Last update 22 Jul 3:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Gueydan LA

Extreme Heat Warning until July 22, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning until July 22, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Wed

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 80 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm. High near 88. Heat index values as high as 101. East wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 88 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 79 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 116. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm. High near 88. Heat index values as high as 101. East wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gueydan LA
 30.02°N 92.5°W
Last Update:
3:56 pm CDT Jul 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Jul 22, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 29, 2026
 
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