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

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Overcast

77°F

25°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed S 15 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.9 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 11 Mar 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles S Gueydan LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight.  Low around 51. South wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 51 °F

    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Low around 51. South wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. 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 slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles S Gueydan LA
 29.91°N 92.51°W
5:46 pm CDT Mar 11, 2026
6pm CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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