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Lafayette, Louisiana

National Weather Service: Flood Warning

Current Conditions

 
Temp: 80°
Dew Point: 65°
Humidity: 60%
Wind: NNE 6 mph
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Pressure: 29.96 in. -
Sky: Overcast
Heat Index: 82°

 

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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

Today
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Local Radar

Local Satellite



Next 12 Hours

 
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Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database


5-Day Forecast

Saturday Partly Cloudy Hi 85° Lo 70° Partly Cloudy
Sunday Partly Cloudy Hi 90° Lo 72° Partly Cloudy
Monday Chance of a Thunderstorm Hi 90° Lo 74° Chance of T-storms
Tuesday Chance of a Thunderstorm Hi 90° Lo 72° Chance of T-storms
Wednesday Chance of a Thunderstorm Hi 90° Lo 74° Chance of T-storms

 

Forecast for Lafayette

Updated: 4:37 am CDT on September 6, 2008

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!]

Location: Central, Lafayette, LA

Updated: 3:20 PM CDT

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

Location: Elan Subdivision, Lafayette, LA

Updated: 3:25 PM CDT

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

Location: APRSWXNET Carencro LA US, Carencro, LA

Updated: 3:03 PM CDT

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

Location: SW Milton, Maurice, LA

Updated: 3:20 PM CDT

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

Location: MesoWest CRN SITE AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISI LA US, Cade, LA

Updated: 3:00 PM CDT

Temperature: 78 °F Dew Point: - Humidity: - Wind: North at 3 mph Pressure: - Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Heat Index: 76 °F Historical Graphs

Location: Hargrave Ln, Kaplan, LA

Updated: 3:24 PM CDT

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

MSN Maps of:

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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 














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