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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Thunderstorm Light Rain

76°F

24°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.1 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 18 Jun 1:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Milton LA

Flood Warning June 18, 02:29pm until June 20, 01:00am
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Flood Warning
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    Flood Warning June 18, 02:29pm until June 20, 01:00am

    NOW until 1:00am Fri

    Flood Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 90 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Juneteenth
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Milton LA
 30.09°N 92.08°W
Last Update:
2:16 pm CDT Jun 18, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Jun 18, 2025-6pm CDT Jun 24, 2025
 
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