Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	SW 7 mph
Barometer	29.95 in (1014.1 mb)
Dewpoint	77°F (25°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	94°F (34°C)
Last update	27 Aug 12:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Melville LA

Overnight
Low: 76 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 92 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 73 °F
Heavy Rain
then Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 92 °F
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 72 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 73 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

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