Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.92 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint	75°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	5 Sep 1:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Leonville LA

Overnight
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 89 °F
Showers
Likely then
T-storms
Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 74 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 75 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Labor Day
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 93 °F
Sunny then
Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 74 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Saturday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

Labor Day

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Monday Night

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

Tuesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.