Remnants of Arthur and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Fire Weather Threat in the West

Life-threatening, potentially catastrophic flash flooding expected along the central Gulf Coast as the remnants of Arthur track across the area. Isolated brief tornadoes and damaging gusts remain possible overnight in the Southeast. Isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms may cause lightning-ignited fires and erratic behavior due to gusty winds across parts of the West Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from June 19, 12:00 PM CDT until June 19, 07:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Overcast

81°F

27°C

Humidity	94%
Wind Speed	S 6 mph
Barometer	29.91 in (1012.7 mb)
Dewpoint	79°F (26°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	89°F (32°C)
Last update	19 Jun 5:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Estherwood LA

Heat Advisory June 19, 12:00pm until June 19, 07:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Juneteenth
High: 91 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 79 °F
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 88 °F
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 78 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Sunday
High: 88 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 80 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 90 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 78 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 92 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Juneteenth

Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 106. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 102. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 92. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.