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Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Mar 9:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lafayette LA

Dense Fog Advisory March 23, 03:00am until March 23, 09:00am
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Dense Fog Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy dense fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Dense Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy dense fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lafayette LA
 30.22°N 92.03°W
Last Update:
7:45 pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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