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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.8 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 13 Feb 3:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Palmetto LA

Dense Fog Advisory February 13, 09:00pm until February 14, 10:00am
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Dense Fog Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9pm. Low around 61. South wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 61 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Washington's Birthday

    Washington's Birthday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9pm. Low around 61. South wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Washington's Birthday
Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Palmetto LA
 30.7°N 91.91°W
Last Update:
1:46 pm CST Feb 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Feb 13, 2026-6pm CST Feb 20, 2026
 
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