Ville Platte, LA 70586 Weather

Evangeline Parish4:43 PM CDT30.69°N, 92.27°W

Current conditions

Sunny
83°
Sunny
Feels like 81°
High 83°·Low 53°
WindNE 5 mph gusts 12 mph
Humidity27%
Dew point46°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover1%
UV index2 Low
Sunrise7:17 AM
Sunset6:31 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day
  • This Afternoon

    Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 53. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

  1. Now Sunny 83°
  2. 5 PM Sunny 81°
  3. 6 PM Clear 79°
  4. 7 PM Clear 73°
  5. 8 PM Clear 66°
  6. 9 PM Clear 63°
  7. 10 PM Clear 61°
  8. 11 PM Clear 59°
  9. Fri12 AM Clear 58°
  10. 1 AM Clear 57°
  11. 2 AM Clear 55°
  12. 3 AM Clear 54°
  13. 4 AM Clear 54°
  14. 5 AM Clear 54°
  15. 6 AM Sunny 53°
  16. 7 AM Sunny 53°
  17. 8 AM Sunny 55°
  18. 9 AM Sunny 60°
  19. 10 AM Sunny 69°
  20. 11 AM Sunny 74°
  21. 12 PM Sunny 78°
  22. 1 PM Sunny 82°
  23. 2 PM Sunny 82°
  24. 3 PM Sunny 83°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny53°83°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny53°84°
  3. SatOct 24 Patchy Fog then Sunny Patchy Fog then Sunny50°83°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny53°81°
  5. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny52°80°
  6. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny51°80°
  7. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny50°81°
  8. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy61°85°
  9. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy63°79°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy58°72°

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

49
Good
Ozone

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

Forecast

  • ThuModerate (64)
  • 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

Sunrise 7:17 AM
Sunset 6:31 PM
Daylight 11 h 14 min (−1 min 44 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 88% lit
Moonrise 4:21 PM Moonset 3:40 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low79° / 53°
Record high90° (1979)
Record low33° (1976)
Wettest2.18 in (1990)
Month to date0.15 in (normal 3.08 in)

Bunkie, records since 1956. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LCH, issued 4 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.

Jones

Aviation

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1200 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

High pressure both at the surface and aloft will maintain clear skies and light Northeasterly winds through the taf period. Some light, patchy ground fog can't be ruled out early Friday morning, but probabilities are very low.

Jones

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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