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Lingering Snow and Gusty Winds in the Southeast; Wet Weather Developing Across the Desert Southwest

A departing storm may continue to produce snow and gusty winds across portions of North Carolina through the morning commute on Friday. Later Friday and Saturday, a storm system is forecast to move into Southern California and the Desert Southwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snowfall. Flash flooding will be possible across portions of Arizona on Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 30.54 in (1033.9 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 21 Feb 6:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Lafayette LA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 50 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 9pm. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Patchy Frost

    Low: 32 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

    High: 58 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 43 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 66 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Slight Chance
    Showers

    Low: 57 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

    High: 72 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Chance
    Showers

    Low: 50 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 5 mph.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 67 °F

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 9pm. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 36.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
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Point Forecast:
Lafayette LA
 30.22°N 92.03°W
Last Update:
7:06 am CST Feb 21, 2020
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Feb 21, 2020-6pm CST Feb 27, 2020
 
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