Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT)

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

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Feb 4:53 am CST
Detailed forecast for

St. Landry Parish

Today
Patchy fog this morning. Sunny. Highs around 80. East winds around 5 mph.
Tonight
Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
Sunday
Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Friday
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.



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1205 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026
 
 

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