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.

Partly Cloudy

81°F

27°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	S 13 G 17 mph
Barometer	29.79 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint	67°F (19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	20 Feb 2:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Church Point LA

This Afternoon
High: 78 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Saturday
High: 77 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 42 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 58 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 57 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 63 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 10 mph.

Tonight

A slight chance of showers between 1am and 5am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. 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 58. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.