Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Mostly Cloudy

77°F

25°C

Humidity	45%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer	30.03 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	78°F (26°C)
Last update	28 Feb 12:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Lafayette LA

This Afternoon
High: 79 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 54 °F
Clear then
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 80 °F
Areas Dense
Fog then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 78 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 61 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 81 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

Sunday

Areas of dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 78. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.