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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Partly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity	60%
Wind Speed	S 15 G 28 mph
Barometer	29.87 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint	60°F (16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Feb 2:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Opelousas LA

This Afternoon
High: 74 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 59 °F
Heavy Rain
Sunday
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 51 °F
Partly Cloudy
Washington's Birthday
High: 70 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 72 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 77 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 59. South wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Washington's Birthday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph.