Tracking Late Season Winter Storms; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast. A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday and rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Above-average temperatures expected in the Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity	45%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer	30.11 in (1019.6 mb)
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	13 Mar 1:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Kaplan LA

This Afternoon
High: 71 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 51 °F
Clear
Saturday
High: 75 °F
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 80 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 44 °F
Showers and
Windy
Monday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
then Mostly
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 58 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Low around 44. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 51.