Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Overcast

76°F

24°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed SW 13 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Milton LA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am.  Widespread dense fog, mainly between 10pm and 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Dense Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 1pm.  Patchy dense fog before 7am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Widespread dense fog, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 1pm. Patchy dense fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Milton LA
 30.11°N 92.08°W
12:51 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
1pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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