Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northern Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Mostly Cloudy

83°F

28°C

Humidity	79%
Wind Speed	NE 9 G 20 mph
Barometer	29.78 in (1008.5 mb)
Dewpoint	76°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	91°F (33°C)
Last update	22 Jul 11:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Breaux Bridge LA

Overnight
Low: 79 °F
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 90 °F
Showers
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 76 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 73 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 95 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 96 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 76 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 102. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.