Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Mostly Cloudy

80°F

27°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	S 12 mph
Barometer	29.82 in (1009.7 mb)
Dewpoint	66°F (19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	82°F (28°C)
Last update	20 Feb 12:53 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Opelousas LA

This Afternoon
High: 78 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 65 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
Saturday
High: 76 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 42 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 57 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 56 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 62 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 10 mph.

Tonight

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 5am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.