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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2°NLon: 91.99°WElev: 39ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.09 in (1018.8 mb)
Dewpoint 76°F (24°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 16 Jul 2:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lafayette Regional Airport LA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lafayette Regional Airport LA
 30.2°N 92°W
2:46 am CDT Jul 16, 2026
3am CDT Jul 16, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 22, 2026
 
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