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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Light Rain

63°F

17°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	30.18 in (1021.7 mb)
Dewpoint	57°F (14°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Last update	3 Feb 1:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Palmetto LA

This Afternoon
High: 67 °F
Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Showers
Wednesday
High: 54 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
then Areas
Frost
Thursday
High: 53 °F
Frost then
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 37 °F
Clear then
Patchy Frost
Friday
High: 70 °F
Patchy Frost
then Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 43 °F
Clear
Saturday
High: 71 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a chance of showers between 3am and 4am. Low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday

Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.