Lafayette, Louisiana Weather Forecast
Today in Lafayette: clear skies with a high near 89°F and a low around 68°F. Rain chance 0%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Wednesday. Cooling trend: highs fall from 89°F today to 76°F by Sunday.
Forecast updated 3:05 PM CDT, Oct 15
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7-Day Forecast for Lafayette
Today 10/15
89°/68°
0%
Fri 10/16
86°/66°
7%
Sat 10/17
72°/55°
0%
Sun 10/18
76°/50°
0%
Mon 10/19
82°/54°
1%
Tue 10/20
86°/58°
1%
Wed 10/21
87°/58°
2%
Next 24 Hours
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| Sky | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
| Temp | 89° | 89° | 88° | 85° | 81° | 79° | 77° | 75° | 74° | 73° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 69° | 69° | 68° | 68° | 70° | 75° | 79° | 82° | 84° | 86° | 86° |
| Rain | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Wind | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 3 | SSE 2 | SE 2 | ESE 1 | E 0 | ENE 0 | NNE 0 | NNE 0 | NNE 0 | N 1 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 9 | N 11 | N 13 | N 17 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
5,524
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
2.72 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
54.95 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
78°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
1.21 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 14. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Lafayette Weather
Lafayette sits at about 43 feet above sea level in Lafayette County, Louisiana. About 264,357 people live in the Lafayette area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service LCH office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KLCH. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 9a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 20 to 25°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Feb 6 and the first fall freeze around Dec 9.
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