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.

Overcast

72°F

22°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.5 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 4:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Rayne LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am.  Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of showers between 9am and 10am.  Widespread dense fog, mainly before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Dense Fog
    then Sunny

  • 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 78. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Calm wind.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of showers between 9am and 10am. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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 78. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rayne LA
 30.25°N 92.26°W
5:05 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
5pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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