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Lafayette, LA Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport · 50 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 57. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
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Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
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Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 0 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 10 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now62°
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- 9 AM63°
- 10 AM71°
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- 12 PM79°
- 1 PM83°
- 2 PM84°
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10-day forecast
Details- ThuOct 22Sunny57°84°
- TodayOct 23Sunny57°85°
- SatOct 24Sunny55°83°
- SunOct 25Sunny58°82°
- MonOct 26Mostly Sunny56°81°
- TueOct 27Mostly Sunny56°81°
- WedOct 28Sunny55°82°
- ThuOct 29Sunny61°85°
- FriOct 30Cloudy64°81°
- SatOct 31Cloudy60°76°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
Radar
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Gorgeous, dry weather continues! Worsening drought and increasing burn bans in Louisiana.Highs in the upper 70s-low 80s with lots of sunshine on Friday Fall-Like Weather Settles In as Drought and Burn Bans Expand Louisiana will enjoy a stretch of sunshine, cooler nights and fall-like weather over the next…
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Southeast Louisiana weather: Sunny days, chilly nights and a gradual warmupNorthshore temperatures dip near 50 tonight as dry weather holds across southeast Louisiana. Sunshine and low humidity stick around southeast Louisiana and Mississippi today. Afternoon highs will reach 78 to 83 degrees…
Air quality
Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Forecast
- FriModerate (67)
- SatModerate (61)
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
Almanac
MonthlyLafayette Regional Ap, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- New Iberia 31 km
- Opelousas 35 km
- Crowley 34 km
- Abbeville 30 km
- Youngsville 14 km
- Broussard 10 km
- Eunice 49 km
- Scott 7 km
- Carencro 11 km
- Breaux Bridge 13 km
- Rayne 24 km
- Ville Platte 57 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in LCH, issued 6 hrs ago
Key Messages
- No precipitation is expected through late next week.
- Temperatures will fall into the 50s each night and warm into the low to mid 80s each afternoon.
- Wildfire risk will remain elevated through early next week in response to ongoing drought conditions and afternoon relative humidity dropping to 20-35% each day.
Discussion
(This evening through next Wednesday) Issued at 1200 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026
As far as unchanging forecasts go, this one could be a whole lot worse. A gradient aloft between ridging centered over northern Mexico and subtropical storm Josephine off the New England coast will continue to advect very dry air through the region today and Friday keeping skies mostly clear. This ridge will gradually slide northeast becoming centered directly overhead this weekend through the middle of next week. At the surface, broad high pressure extending across much of the eastern CONUS will maintain light northeasterly to easterly winds.
While afternoon highs will climb into the low to mid 80s each day amidst abundant sunshine, the clear skies and light winds will support good radiational cooling each night dropping lows into the 50s each night.
The combination of worsening drought across the region and afternoon relative humidities dropping into the 20-35% range will continue to elevate the wildfire risk across the region through the weekend.
The latest iteration of the Drought Monitor has expanded the "Extreme Drought" designation across much of Calcasieu, Beauregard, Vernon, Rapides Jeff Davis and Allen parishes in southwest and central Louisiana. Much of the rest of the region remains in an "Severe Drought" category. With no rain expected over the next seven days, anticipate some of these areas being elevated to "Exceptional Drought" next week, the highest category of drought.
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Aviation
(00Z TAFS) Issued at 609 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026
Light and variable winds mainly out of the east along with clear skies will prevail through the period as high pressure maintains control.
Marine
Issued at 1200 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026
Light winds and low seas will prevail today and Friday. Easterly to southeasterly winds will increase Saturday into early next week as weak surface disturbance moves from east to west along the northern gulf coast. Seas will climb to 2-4 feet across the nearshore waters and from 4-9 feet from 20 to 60 miles offshore. No precipitation is expected with this disturbance. Winds and seas will relax beginning Tuesday.
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