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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 30.35 in (1027.7 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 28 Jan 3:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Palmetto LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog before 11pm, then patchy fog after midnight. Widespread frost, mainly after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

    Low: 27 °F

    Frost and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 33. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog before 11pm, then patchy fog after midnight. Widespread frost, mainly after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.
Thursday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 33. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Palmetto LA
 30.7°N 91.91°W
Last Update:
1:45 pm CST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Jan 28, 2026-6pm CST Feb 4, 2026
 
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