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Lafayette, Louisiana
National Weather Service: Flood Warning
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Almanac
Average High: 89°
Average Low: 71°
Record high/year: 101° (1925)
Record low/year: 58° (1953)
Sunrise: 6:47 AM
Sunset: 7:24 PM
Detailed History
Sun and Moon
Sunrise: 06:47 AM (CDT)
Moon Rise: 01:21 PM (CDT)
Sunset: 07:24 PM (CDT)
Moon Set: 11:26 PM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Next 12 Hours
Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database
5-Day Forecast
Forecast for Lafayette
Today
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s inland...in the mid 70s coast. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Monday
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s inland...in the upper 70s coast.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s inland...in the mid 70s coast.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Thursday and Thursday Night
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Lows in the upper 70s.
Friday
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
Flood Warning
Statement as of 10:46 am CDT on September 06, 2008
The Flood Warning continues for
the Vermilion river at Lafayette, Surrey street gage.
* Until late tonight... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:15 am Saturday the stage was 10.1 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
late this afternoon.
* Impact... at 10.0 feet... minor flooding of heymann park off of
Highway 90 will occur.
Personal Weather Stations
Personal Weather Stations [Add your weather station!]
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Location: Central, Lafayette, LA Updated: 3:20 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 79.9 °F | Dew Point: 65 °F | Humidity: 61% | Wind: ENE at 2.0 mph | Pressure: 29.90 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 82 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Elan Subdivision, Lafayette, LA Updated: 3:25 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 79.7 °F | Dew Point: 66 °F | Humidity: 63% | Wind: NE at 2.0 mph | Pressure: 29.97 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 82 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: APRSWXNET Carencro LA US, Carencro, LA Updated: 3:03 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 84 °F | Dew Point: 69 °F | Humidity: 61% | Wind: NNE at 2 mph | Pressure: 29.91 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 88 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: SW Milton, Maurice, LA Updated: 3:20 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 79.8 °F | Dew Point: 67 °F | Humidity: 66% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.89 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 82 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: MesoWest CRN SITE AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISI LA US, Cade, LA Updated: 3:00 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 78 °F | Dew Point: - | Humidity: - | Wind: North at 3 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 76 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Hargrave Ln, Kaplan, LA Updated: 3:24 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 79.2 °F | Dew Point: 66 °F | Humidity: 65% | Wind: NNE at 5.0 mph | Pressure: 29.92 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 81 °F | Historical Graphs |
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NWS Forecaster Discussion
897 fxus64 klch 061452 afdlch Area forecast discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles la 952 am CDT Sat Sep 6 2008 Discussion... Fall weather pattern will continue over the weekend with mostly clear skies and winds at or under 10 miles per hour during the day. Current forecast looks fine and I do not have any plans to update. && Aviation... clear skies with surface winds under 10 knots today. && Preliminary point temps/pops... klch 88 70 90 73 90 / 0 0 10 10 20 kbpt 89 71 90 72 89 / 0 0 10 10 20 kaex 85 67 92 70 92 / 0 0 10 10 30 klft 86 71 90 73 90 / 0 0 10 10 20 && Lch watches/warnings/advisories... la...none. Texas...none. GM...none. && $$ K. Kuyper