Tracking Late Season Winter Storms; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast. A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday and rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Above-average temperatures expected in the Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

Lat: 30.2° N Lon: 91.99° W Elev: 39 ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.6 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Mar 2:53 am CDT
Detailed forecast for

St. Landry Parish

Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph this evening, becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Breezy and much cooler. Less humid with lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 50s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s.
Wednesday Night And Thursday
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
Friday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.



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