Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Active Pattern Continues in Hawaii

Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected today from the ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley through the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat today from east Texas into New York. A powerful kona storm will continue to impact Hawaii through Saturday, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and severe thunderstorms. Read More >

Current conditions at

Acadiana Regional Airport (KARA)

Lat: 30.03°NLon: 91.88°WElev: 13ft.

Overcast

78°F

26°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed S 18 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.9 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 11 Mar 3:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Jeanerette LA

Wind Advisory until March 11, 05:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until March 11, 05:00pm

    NOW until 5:00pm Wed

    Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 81 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am.  Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Low around 49. South wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 49 °F

    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 64. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Low around 49. South wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 64. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Jeanerette LA
 29.9°N 91.72°W
3:45 pm CDT Mar 11, 2026
4pm CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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