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

75°F

24°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	29.86 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint	69°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Feb 9:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Lafayette LA

Today
High: 79 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 68 °F
Patchy Fog
then Slight
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Saturday
High: 78 °F
Patchy Dense
Fog then
Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 43 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 58 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 56 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 62 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. 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. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. 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 morning.