Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall in the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the South and Southeast

Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts will be possible from the mid-Mississippi Valley into parts of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians tonight. Heavy rain associated with these storms may lead to considerable flash and urban flooding impacts across portions of the Ohio Valley. Mid-summer heat persists from the Central Plains to the Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Acadiana Regional Airport (KARA)

Lat: 30.03°NLon: 91.88°WElev: 13ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index75°F (24°C)
Last update 12 Aug 4:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

New Iberia LA

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Areas of fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 108. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 108. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 95 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 108. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 108. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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Point Forecast:
New Iberia LA
 30.01°N 91.82°W
2:46 am CDT Aug 12, 2026
5am CDT Aug 12, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 18, 2026
 
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