Air Quality and Fire Weather Concerns for the Northeast; Heavy Rainfall Potential Continues for the West

Air Quality Alerts and Fire Weather concerns will continue for the Great Lakes and Northeast through today. Meanwhile, the pattern for the west remains unsettled with more showers and thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall continues through the middle of this week. Warming temperatures will climb above seasonable normal values for the Pacific Northwest and northern Plains through Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.86 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 6 Jun 7:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Iota LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 68 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

    High: 88 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 5 mph.

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

    Low: 69 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 91. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

    High: 91 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind around 5 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 70 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 91. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

    High: 91 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 72 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

    High: 91 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 10 mph.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 73 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles ESE Iota LA
 30.3°N 92.42°W
1:35 pm CDT Jun 6, 2023
8pm CDT Jun 6, 2023-6pm CDT Jun 13, 2023
 
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