Lafayette, LA Weather

Lafayette Parish2:06 PM CDT30.22°N, 92.02°WElevation 36 ft

Current conditions

Clear
77°
Clear
Feels like 77°
High 85°·Low 58°
WindE 7 mph
Humidity47%
Dew point55°
Pressure30.18 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover15%
UV index6 High
Sunrise7:14 AM
Sunset6:33 PM

Observed at Lafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport · 31 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 45 min ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 82°
  2. 3 PM Sunny 83°
  3. 4 PM Sunny 84°
  4. 5 PM Sunny 81°
  5. 6 PM Mostly Clear 80°
  6. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 78°
  7. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 74°
  8. 9 PM Mostly Clear 71°
  9. 10 PM Mostly Clear 69°
  10. 11 PM Clear 67°
  11. Wed12 AM Clear 66°
  12. 1 AM Clear 64°
  13. 2 AM Mostly Clear 64°
  14. 3 AM Mostly Clear 62°
  15. 4 AM Mostly Clear 60°
  16. 5 AM Clear 60°
  17. 6 AM Sunny 59°
  18. 7 AM Sunny 58°
  19. 8 AM Sunny 60°
  20. 9 AM Sunny 64°
  21. 10 AM Sunny 72°
  22. 11 AM Sunny 75°
  23. 12 PM Sunny 78°
  24. 1 PM Sunny 82°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Sunny Sunny58°85°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny56°86°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny59°88°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny56°88°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny53°82°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny53°81°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny55°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

32
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 18 min (−1 min 43 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 71% lit
Moonrise 3:22 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 2 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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