Lafayette, Louisiana
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Almanac
Average High: 74°
Average Low: 52°
Record high/year: 88° (1924)
Record low/year: 28° (1959)
Sunrise: 6:27 AM
Sunset: 5:16 PM
Detailed History
Sun and Moon
Sunrise: 06:27 AM (CST)
Moon Rise: 10:00 PM (CST)
Sunset: 05:16 PM (CST)
Moon Set: 11:20 AM (CST)
Moon Phase
Next 12 Hours
Clear
Fog
Clear
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database
5-Day Forecast
Hi 79°
Lo 61°
Partly Cloudy
Hi 79°
Lo 61°
T-storms
Hi 72°
Lo 61°
Chance of T-storms
Hi 72°
Lo 58°
Chance of Rain
Hi 72°
Lo 54°
Partly Cloudy
Forecast for Lafayette
Rest of Tonight
Clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 50. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny with chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Monday
Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday Night
Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Veterans Day through Friday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the mid 50s.
Personal Weather Stations
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Location: Central, Lafayette, LA Updated: 4:00 AM CST |
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| Temperature: 51.4 °F | Dew Point: 49 °F | Humidity: 91% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 30.08 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: APRSWXNET Carencro LA US, Carencro, LA Updated: 3:32 AM CST |
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| Temperature: 48 °F | Dew Point: 48 °F | Humidity: 100% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 30.15 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 48 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: SW Milton, Maurice, LA Updated: 4:00 AM CST |
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| Temperature: 50.5 °F | Dew Point: 50 °F | Humidity: 99% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 30.07 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: MesoWest CRN SITE AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISI LA US CRN, Cade, LA Updated: 3:00 AM CST |
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| Temperature: 49 °F | Dew Point: - | Humidity: - | Wind: Calm | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 49 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: APRSWXNET St.Martinsville LA US, New Iberia, LA Updated: 3:33 AM CST |
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| Temperature: 51 °F | Dew Point: 50 °F | Humidity: 96% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 30.17 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: AGH - Abbeville, Abbeville, LA Updated: 3:58 AM CST |
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| Temperature: 53.4 °F | Dew Point: 53 °F | Humidity: 97% | Wind: NNE at 1.0 mph | Pressure: 30.15 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Belair, New Iberia, LA Updated: 4:00 AM CST |
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| Temperature: 51.8 °F | Dew Point: 50 °F | Humidity: 94% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 30.14 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.01 in | Windchill: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Hargrave Ln, Kaplan, LA Updated: 3:58 AM CST |
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| Temperature: 53.0 °F | Dew Point: 52 °F | Humidity: 96% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 30.13 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Westgate Village, Opelousas, LA Updated: 4:00 AM CST |
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| Temperature: 47.9 °F | Dew Point: 47 °F | Humidity: 97% | Wind: NE at 1.0 mph | Pressure: 30.16 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 48 °F | Historical Graphs |
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NWS Forecaster Discussion
874 fxus64 klch 070529 afdlch Area forecast discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles la 1129 PM CST Friday Nov 6 2009 Discussion... Radiational cooling will chill the nocturnal boundary layer trapping moisture near the surface. Patch fog possible during the overnight hours. && Previous discussion... /issued 1116 PM CST Friday Nov 6 2009/ Update... strong high pressure appears to have settled over the East Coast...with strong ridging across most of the Gulf states. This has allowed for light winds to calm across the region this evening...temperatures falling near expected morning lows. Thus...updated forecast to bump down temperatures a category across the entire region...now expecting middle 40s across c la...upper 40s/near 50 along the I-10 corridor from lft to lch...and lower 50s across southeast Texas. Also...with the added radiational cooling...patchy fog is developing...and will likely persist through sunrise. Not expecting a widespread dense fog event though. With the pressure gradient continuing to increase across the c and north Gulf...winds are gradually increasing across this region...although below Small Craft Advisory criteria for our coastal waters a the moment. However...this large easterly fetch across the Gulf is beginning to exhibit water pileup across portions of our region...as tides are already running about 1-1.5 feet above predicted astronomical tides this evening. This is yielding a total tide near 3 feet at Cameron and likely at Sabine Pass (gage inoperative)...and 2.5 feet at Cypremort Point. With the winds expected to increase across the central and northern Gulf on Saturday and Sunday...tides could further increase. This could result in tide levels running about one and one half feet above the predicted astronomical tides...with actual tide levels reaching between 3.5 and 4 feet during the high tide cycles Saturday and Sunday evenings...resulting in the potential for coastal flooding at these times. The biggest question will be the wind direction. If it shifts more northeasterly...the potential for coastal flooding will be less. However...if it remains easterly as the winds strengthen Saturday...the threat for coastal flooding for Vermilion...Cameron...and Jefferson/Orange will be greatly enhanced. Thus...issued a coastal Flood Watch for Vermilion & Cameron parishes in SW la...and Jefferson and Orange counties in southeast Texas. Continued coastal flood statement for Iberia and St. Mary parishes for tides reaching 2.5 to possibly 3.5 feet Sat. Dont expect as much water pileup due to the west-northwest to east-southeast orientation the coastline there in relation to the wind direction. Dml Previous discussion... /issued 530 PM CST Friday Nov 6 2009/ Discussion... Dome of high pressure across central Louisiana will travel east into southern Mississippi by Saturday morning. Patchy radiation fog is possible tonight. Previous discussion... /issued 406 PM CST Friday Nov 6 2009/ Synopsis... water vapor imagery and upper air analysis shows flat upper ridge migrating east over the area. Over the Gulf of Mexico...a large plume of moisture is spreading north in association with a developing low pressure area in the Bay of Campeche. At the surface...high pressure centered over the southeastern states is ridging over the area...providing a nice afternoon with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the middle 70s. Discussion... one more day of nice weather expected before things deteriorate late in the weekend. High pressure will remain in control at the surface and aloft for tonight into Saturday. This will allow for mostly clear skies with overnight lows near 50 north and the lower 50s south tonight...rebounding into the upper 70s or near 80s by Saturday afternoon. Moisture will begin to increase on Sunday as the upper level ridge moves east...allowing south to southwest flow aloft. The Bay of Campeche low will lift north over the western Gulf of Mexico. At this time...it appears that the deepest moisture will remain offshore with easterly ll winds over the area. However...precipitable water values will increase to between 1.5 and 1.7 inches over southern portions of the area...with rain chances increasing from south to north Sunday. In addition...the easterly fetch will allow for water to pile up along the coast...with the potential for coastal flooding Sunday...especially at time of high tide. See the latest coastal flood statement for further details. Meanwhile...another feature to keep an eye on will be the development of Ida...which is prognosticated to strengthen back to a tropical storm by Saturday afternoon. Current forecasts take Ida into the eastern Gulf and eventually toward the western fla coast by midweek. The western Gulf low will gradually merge with Ida on Monday...producing a strong offshore flow as the system moves east of the area. At this time...the best chances for rain will be Monday into early Tuesday...with chances tapering off Tuesday afternoon from west to east as an upper trough crosses the region...pushing Ida further east and allowing a drier nwrly flow to develop aloft. Dry weather and near or slightly above seasonal temperatures are expected Wednesday through Friday as high pressure becomes re-established. Aviation...for 18z taf issuance... VFR conditions under generally clear skies should continue for the remainder of the afternoon and evening hours as high pressure prevails. Expecting another night of restricted visibilities as good radiational conditions are on tap yet again with clear skies and calm winds. At this time have elected to keep visibilities in the MVFR range with worst conditions (tempo 1sm br) at kbpt where low-level moisture is highest as southeasterly low-level flow has been in place longer. Once the light fog Burns off around middle-morning just a little cirrus and increasing southeasterly winds are expected. Marine... moderate east winds will strengthen this weekend as the pressure gradient tightens in response to a developing trough of low pressure over the western Gulf. The trough is expected to move east...potentially merging with forecast Tropical Storm Ida over the east central Gulf. The combination of Ida to the southeast and strong high pressure to the north will result in a significant offshore flow developing. A Small Craft Advisory will likely be needed beginning Sunday and continuing through middle week with winds of 20-25 knots and seas building to around 10 feet over the outer coastal waters. Hydrology... significant river flooding continues across the area. Most of the rainfall with the upcoming event is forecast to occur over the lower portions of the Neches...Sabine and Calcasieu rivers. At this time...this is expected to primarily delay the river recessions rather than cause an increase in flooding. && Preliminary point temps/pops... klch 49 79 60 79 62 / 10 10 10 30 60 kbpt 53 79 61 79 62 / 10 10 10 30 60 kaex 46 78 55 78 57 / 10 10 10 20 40 klft 50 79 61 79 62 / 10 10 10 30 60 && Lch watches/warnings/advisories... la...coastal Flood Watch through Sunday evening for the following zones: Cameron...Vermilion. Texas...coastal Flood Watch through Sunday evening for the following zones: Jefferson...Orange. GM...none. && $$