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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Dense Fog Advisory until March 9, 09:00 AM CDT

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.04 in (1017.3 mb)
Dewpoint	66°F (19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	9 Mar 1:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Lafayette LA

Dense Fog Advisory March 9, 02:26am until March 9, 09:00am

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Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory March 9, 02:26am until March 9, 09:00am
NOW until 9:00am Mon
Dense Fog Advisory
Overnight
Low: 67 °F
Patchy Dense
Fog
Monday
High: 81 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Areas Dense
Fog
Monday Night
Low: 68 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 82 °F
Cloudy then
Showers
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 54 °F
Showers
Likely
Thursday
High: 66 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy dense fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph.

Monday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Areas of dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 75.

Friday Night

Clear, with a low around 53.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60.