Winter Storm to Bring Harzardous Travel from the Plains to the Northeast through this Weekend

A sprawling winter storm will create hazardous travel conditions from the Plains into the Northeastern U.S. through this weekend. Areas of moderate to heavy snow are forecast over much of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and the interior Northeast and northern New England. Freezing rain is expected from the southern Plains into the Mid Mississippi Valley, and the Mid Atlantic region. Read More >

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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Mostly Cloudy

70°F

21°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer	30.24 in (1024.0 mb)
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 Jan 1:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Lafayette Regional Airport LA

This
Afternoon

Mostly Cloudy
High: 69 °F
Tonight

Cloudy then
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Low: 62 °F
Saturday

Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
High: 75 °F
Saturday
Night

Chance
Showers
Low: 45 °F
Sunday

Partly Sunny
High: 53 °F
Sunday
Night

Mostly Clear
Low: 37 °F
M.L.King
Day

Mostly Sunny
High: 55 °F
Monday
Night

Mostly Clear
Low: 33 °F
Tuesday

Mostly Sunny
High: 50 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind around 10 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Saturday

A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 10 mph.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 10 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.