Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Acadiana Regional Airport (KARA)

Lat: 30.03°NLon: 91.88°WElev: 13ft.

Overcast

74°F

23°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed S 14 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 3:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles S Perry LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers before 3am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am.  Patchy dense fog before midnight, then patchy dense fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 2pm.  Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers before 3am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am. Patchy dense fog before midnight, then patchy dense fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 2pm. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles S Perry LA
 29.68°N 92.12°W
12:51 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
4pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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