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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	S 5 mph
Barometer	30.07 in (1018.1 mb)
Dewpoint	68°F (20°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Last update	1 Apr 1:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ESE Kaplan LA

Overnight
Low: 67 °F
Patchy Fog
Wednesday
High: 83 °F
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 69 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 83 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 82 °F
Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 83 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 60 °F
Showers
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.