Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern 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	94%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	29.84 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint	71°F (22°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Last update	20 Feb 11:53 pm CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Sunset LA

Tonight
Low: 67 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Saturday
High: 77 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 42 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 57 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 36 °F
Clear
Monday
High: 55 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 32 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 61 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 42. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 36. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.