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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Kaplan LA

Flood Watch July 18, 12:27am until July 19, 07:00pm
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Flood Watch
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    Flood Watch July 18, 12:27am until July 19, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Sat

    Flood Watch

  • Overnight

    Low: 75 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 85 °F

    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 101. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 90 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 77 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 101. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 76.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WSW Kaplan LA
 29.98°N 92.37°W
Last Update:
12:20 am CDT Jul 18, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Jul 18, 2025-6pm CDT Jul 24, 2025
 
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