Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall in the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the South and Southeast

Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts will be possible from the mid-Mississippi Valley into parts of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians tonight. Heavy rain associated with these storms may lead to considerable flash and urban flooding impacts across portions of the Ohio Valley. Mid-summer heat persists from the Central Plains to the Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	S 6 mph
Barometer	30.04 in (1017.2 mb)
Dewpoint	75°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	85°F (29°C)
Last update	11 Aug 11:53 pm CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Scott LA

Overnight
Low: 76 °F
Patchy Fog
Wednesday
High: 93 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 76 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 94 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 74 °F
Clear then
Patchy Fog
Friday
High: 96 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 96 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 76 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south in the evening.

Thursday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 105. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76.