Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Overcast

73°F

23°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1019.1 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 Mar 10:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Carencro LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Low around 53. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 53 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am.  Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast  after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 53. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Carencro LA
 30.29°N 92.05°W
8:46 pm CDT Mar 9, 2026
11pm CDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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