Lafayette, LA 70508 Weather

Lafayette Parish3:37 PM CDT30.16°N, 92.02°W

Current conditions

Clear
79°
Clear
Feels like 78°
High 85°·Low 53°
WindENE 3 mph
Humidity45%
Dew point55°
Pressure30.15 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover2%
UV index4 Moderate
Sunrise7:14 AM
Sunset6:33 PM

Observed at Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 5 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 80°
  2. 4 PM Sunny 83°
  3. 5 PM Sunny 80°
  4. 6 PM Mostly Clear 77°
  5. 7 PM Mostly Clear 75°
  6. 8 PM Mostly Clear 69°
  7. 9 PM Mostly Clear 67°
  8. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 65°
  9. 11 PM Mostly Clear 63°
  10. Wed12 AM Mostly Clear 61°
  11. 1 AM Mostly Clear 60°
  12. 2 AM Mostly Clear 58°
  13. 3 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  14. 4 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  15. 5 AM Clear 55°
  16. 6 AM Sunny 54°
  17. 7 AM Sunny 53°
  18. 8 AM Sunny 55°
  19. 9 AM Sunny 59°
  20. 10 AM Sunny 67°
  21. 11 AM Sunny 71°
  22. 12 PM Sunny 74°
  23. 1 PM Sunny 77°
  24. 2 PM Sunny 79°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Sunny Sunny53°85°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny51°85°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny53°86°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny54°86°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny55°83°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny55°82°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°82°
  8. TueOct 27 Cloudy Cloudy61°80°
  9. WedOct 28 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy61°81°
  10. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny59°84°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

37
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • TueModerate (53)
  • WedModerate (58)
  • ThuModerate (64)

Lafayette, LA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:14 AM
Sunset 6:33 PM
Daylight 11 h 19 min (−1 min 43 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 71% lit
Moonrise 3:21 PM Moonset 1:44 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low80° / 58°
Record high91° (1926)
Record low33° (1989)
Wettest1.79 in (1902)
Yesterday76° / 49°
Month to date0.89 in (normal 2.83 in)

Lafayette Regional Ap, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LCH, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

- No rain anticipated through the rest of the week with cool mornings and warm afternoons each day.

- Fire danger will remain elevated through this week with ongoing drought conditions and minimum RH values ranging as low as 25 - 35 percent during the afternoons.

- Northeast to East winds will remain elevated in the coastal waters.

Discussion

(Today through Monday) Issued at 1200 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

A large high pressure cell presently centers over the Great Lakes region with modest ridging extending southward into the central Gulf waters. Concurrently the upper level pattern is developing a fairly sizable amplification into the Midwest. Temperatures will continue to rebound toward the low / mid 80s this afternoon with lows ranging from the low 50s to near 60F. Temperatures increase a little further Wednesday and Thursday with some locations potentially touching the upper 80s, however lows will trend about normal for this time of year. As the subtropical ridge builds throughout the week ahead, it will form an Omega Block into Friday. An Omega Block is a meteorological short term to describe when a ridge of high pressure is wedged in between two well pronounced or amplified shortwave troughs. Often this results in anomalously high rainfall or very dry weather depending on the location. For the Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana communities, it is unfortunate to say that we will lean in the dry portion of the pattern with the ridge amplifying west of the Mississippi Valley into Saturday.

During the weekend, the upper air pattern shows some smoothing of the ridge as it wanes to the SECONUS. The forecast area does not fully regain an onshore regime indicating humidity will remain low through the next seven days. Minimum afternoon RH is expected to range 25-40%. There is no meaningful rainfall in the full forecast while we remain under a significant amount of subsidence and dry air. Thus, the main weather concerns this week will be the worsening drought conditions and fire weather concerns. Although North to East winds will be generally light, dry fuels will be sensitive to ignition. Burn bans should be respected and even where permitted unnecessary burning is discouraged. The public is also encouraged to take extra steps to minimize sources of ignition such as properly discarding cigarette butts, keep chains from dragging, and monitor outdoor cooking apparatuses and machinery closely.

Kowalski / 30

Aviation

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1142 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

VFR conditions and light northeasterly winds are expected to prevail through the 18Z TAF period.

Marine

Issued at 1200 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Small Craft Advisory is in place until 1PM this afternoon for portions of the 20-60NM offshore waters. A moderate pressure gradient will remain across the coastal waters into mid week. Winds will be 15 to 25 knots over the gulf waters through mid day tomorrow and gradually decrease thereafter.

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