Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Mostly Cloudy

87°F

31°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint 77°F (25°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index99°F (37°C)
Last update 12 Sep 9:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Leonville LA

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 95. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Leonville LA
 30.45°N 91.97°W
9:25 am CDT Sep 12, 2026
10am CDT Sep 12, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 18, 2026
 
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