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.

Partly Cloudy

81°F

27°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	S 13 G 17 mph
Barometer	29.79 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint	67°F (19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	20 Feb 2:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Lafayette LA

This Afternoon
High: 79 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 68 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Saturday
High: 78 °F
Areas 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: 57 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 62 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Areas of fog before 10am. 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 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. 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.