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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.24 in (1023.8 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Jan 6:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Opelousas LA

Cold Weather Advisory January 31, 02:00am until January 31, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Frost and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 18. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.

    Low: 18 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 18. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Opelousas LA
 30.52°N 92.1°W
Last Update:
5:45 am CST Jan 29, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Jan 29, 2026-6pm CST Feb 4, 2026
 
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