Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heat

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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Partly Cloudy

93°F

34°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.8 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index100°F (38°C)
Last update 20 Aug 12:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Carencro LA

Heat Advisory August 21, 10:00am until August 21, 08:00pm
Heat Advisory August 20, 01:31pm until August 20, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 20, 01:31pm until August 20, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Thu

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 112. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 112. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Carencro LA
 30.27°N 92.02°W
1:20 pm CDT Aug 20, 2026
1pm CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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