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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.47 in (1031.6 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Jan 7:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Opelousas LA

  • Today

    Today: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind.

    Low: 28 °F

    Patchy Frost

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 24 °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: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

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

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind.
Thursday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. 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
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Opelousas LA
 30.52°N 92.1°W
Last Update:
5:46 am CST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Jan 28, 2026-6pm CST Feb 3, 2026
 
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