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.

Mostly Cloudy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed S 10 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 3:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Lafayette LA

  • 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 around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Dense Fog

  • Friday

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

    High: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Areas 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.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

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

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

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 around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 1pm. Areas of dense fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, 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.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lafayette LA
 30.22°N 92.03°W
12:51 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
4pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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