Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 76°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 12 Sep 8:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Melville LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm.  Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 108. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 108. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Melville LA
 30.69°N 91.75°W
7:45 pm CDT Sep 12, 2026
9pm CDT Sep 12, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 19, 2026
 
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