Lafayette, Louisiana weather · now
Mostly Clear
- Feels
- 99°
- High / Low
- 95° / 76°
- Wind
- 17 mph SSW
- Humidity
- 53%
Precipitation · next 12 hrs
Peak 15% · 3 PM
Current weather and 7-day forecast for Lafayette, Louisiana, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 95° with a low near 76°.
What to wear today
Loose, light, and water nearby
95°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.
Next 24 hours
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12 PM
92°
7%
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2 PM
95°
13%
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4 PM
93°
15%
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6 PM
90°
9%
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8 PM
87°
3%
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10 PM
82°
1%
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12 AM
80°
1%
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2 AM
80°
1%
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4 AM
78°
1%
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6 AM
78°
1%
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8 AM
80°
1%
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10 AM
88°
2%
Live radar
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Today 8/11
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15% 95° · 76° - 12 PM
92° Mostly Sunny 7% - 1 PM
93° Mostly Sunny 11% - 2 PM
95° Mostly Sunny 13% - 3 PM
93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15% - 4 PM
93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15% - 5 PM
93° Mostly Sunny 10% - 6 PM
90° Partly Cloudy 9% - 7 PM
88° Partly Cloudy 3% - 8 PM
87° Mostly Clear 3% - 9 PM
84° Mostly Clear 2% - 10 PM
82° Mostly Clear 1% - 11 PM
81° Mostly Clear
- 12 PM
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Wed 8/12
Areas Of Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36% 94° · 77° - 12 AM
80° Mostly Clear 1% - 1 AM
79° Mostly Clear - 2 AM
80° Mostly Clear 1% - 3 AM
79° Mostly Clear 1% - 4 AM
78° Mostly Clear 1% - 5 AM
78° Partly Cloudy 1% - 6 AM
78° Patchy Fog 1% - 7 AM
77° Areas Of Fog 1% - 8 AM
80° Sunny 1% - 9 AM
83° Mostly Sunny - 10 AM
88° Sunny 2% - 11 AM
90° Mostly Sunny 9% - 12 PM
91° Mostly Sunny 11% - 1 PM
92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36% - 2 PM
93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26% - 3 PM
92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21% - 4 PM
91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26% - 5 PM
91° Partly Sunny 8% - 6 PM
89° Partly Cloudy 5% - 7 PM
87° Partly Cloudy 3% - 8 PM
86° Partly Cloudy 3% - 9 PM
83° Mostly Clear 3% - 10 PM
82° Mostly Clear 3% - 11 PM
82° Mostly Clear 3%
- 12 AM
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Thu 8/13
Patchy Fog then Sunny 5% 96° · 75° - 12 AM
81° Mostly Clear 3% - 1 AM
80° Mostly Clear - 2 AM
81° Mostly Clear - 3 AM
80° Mostly Clear - 4 AM
78° Clear - 5 AM
78° Patchy Fog - 6 AM
78° Patchy Fog - 7 AM
77° Sunny 5% - 8 AM
81° Sunny 5% - 9 AM
84° Sunny 5% - 10 AM
88° Sunny 5% - 11 AM
90° Sunny 5% - 12 PM
92° Sunny 5% - 1 PM
93° Sunny 1% - 2 PM
94° Sunny 1% - 3 PM
95° Sunny 1% - 4 PM
95° Sunny 1% - 5 PM
93° Sunny 1% - 6 PM
91° Mostly Clear 1% - 7 PM
90° Mostly Clear - 8 PM
87° Mostly Clear - 9 PM
84° Mostly Clear - 10 PM
81° Clear - 11 PM
80° Mostly Clear
- 12 AM
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Fri 8/14
Sunny 3% 97° · 75° - 12 AM
79° Mostly Clear - 1 AM
78° Mostly Clear - 2 AM
78° Mostly Clear - 3 AM
78° Mostly Clear - 4 AM
77° Mostly Clear - 5 AM
77° Mostly Clear - 6 AM
76° Sunny - 7 AM
76° Sunny - 8 AM
80° Sunny - 9 AM
84° Sunny - 10 AM
88° Sunny - 11 AM
90° Sunny - 12 PM
92° Sunny - 1 PM
94° Sunny 3% - 2 PM
95° Sunny 3% - 3 PM
96° Sunny 3% - 4 PM
97° Sunny 3% - 5 PM
95° Sunny 3% - 6 PM
93° Mostly Clear 3% - 7 PM
91° Mostly Clear - 8 PM
88° Mostly Clear - 9 PM
85° Mostly Clear - 10 PM
82° Mostly Clear - 11 PM
81° Mostly Clear
- 12 AM
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Sat 8/15
Sunny 4% 98° · 77° - 12 AM
79° Mostly Clear - 1 AM
78° Mostly Clear - 2 AM
78° Mostly Clear - 3 AM
77° Mostly Clear - 4 AM
77° Mostly Clear - 5 AM
76° Mostly Clear - 6 AM
76° Sunny - 7 AM
75° Sunny 1% - 8 AM
79° Sunny 1% - 9 AM
83° Sunny 1% - 10 AM
87° Sunny 1% - 11 AM
90° Sunny 1% - 12 PM
92° Sunny 1% - 1 PM
95° Sunny 3% - 2 PM
96° Sunny 3% - 3 PM
97° Sunny 3% - 4 PM
98° Sunny 3% - 5 PM
96° Sunny 3% - 6 PM
95° Mostly Clear 3% - 7 PM
93° Mostly Clear 4% - 8 PM
90° Mostly Clear 4% - 9 PM
87° Mostly Clear 4% - 10 PM
84° Mostly Clear 4% - 11 PM
83° Mostly Clear 4%
- 12 AM
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Sun 8/16
Sunny 12% 99° · 78° - 12 AM
82° Mostly Clear 4% - 1 AM
81° Mostly Clear 1% - 2 AM
80° Mostly Clear 1% - 3 AM
79° Mostly Clear 1% - 4 AM
78° Mostly Clear 1% - 5 AM
78° Mostly Clear 1% - 6 AM
78° Sunny 1% - 7 AM
77° Sunny 2% - 8 AM
81° Sunny 2% - 9 AM
85° Sunny 2% - 10 AM
89° Sunny 2% - 11 AM
91° Sunny 2% - 12 PM
93° Sunny 2% - 1 PM
96° Sunny 12% - 2 PM
97° Sunny 12% - 3 PM
97° Sunny 12% - 4 PM
98° Sunny 12% - 5 PM
97° Sunny 12% - 6 PM
95° Mostly Clear 12% - 7 PM
93° Partly Cloudy 9% - 8 PM
91° Partly Cloudy 9% - 9 PM
88° Partly Cloudy 9% - 10 PM
85° Partly Cloudy 9% - 11 PM
84° Partly Cloudy 9%
- 12 AM
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Mon 8/17
Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% 98° · 77° - 12 AM
82° Partly Cloudy 9% - 1 AM
81° Mostly Clear 4% - 2 AM
81° Mostly Clear 4% - 3 AM
80° Mostly Clear 4% - 4 AM
80° Mostly Clear 4% - 5 AM
79° Mostly Clear 4% - 6 AM
79° Sunny 4% - 7 AM
78° Sunny 5% - 8 AM
82° Sunny 5% - 9 AM
85° Sunny 5% - 10 AM
89° Sunny 5% - 11 AM
91° Sunny 5% - 12 PM
93° Sunny 5% - 1 PM
95° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% - 2 PM
96° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% - 3 PM
96° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% - 4 PM
97° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% - 5 PM
95° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% - 6 PM
93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% - 7 PM
92° Partly Cloudy 5% - 8 PM
89° Partly Cloudy 5% - 9 PM
86° Partly Cloudy 5% - 10 PM
83° Partly Cloudy 5% - 11 PM
82° Partly Cloudy 5%
- 12 AM
Extended outlook days 8–16
- Tue 8/18
Cloudy 10% 97° · 76° - Wed 8/19
Drizzle 17% 97° · 76° - Thu 8/20
Thunderstorms 15% 98° · 71° - Fri 8/21
Drizzle 13% 96° · 75° - Sat 8/22
Drizzle 27% 90° · 76° - Sun 8/23
Rain Showers 27% 94° · 76° - Mon 8/24
Drizzle 28% 87° · 73° - Tue 8/25
Cloudy 42% 92° · 69° - Wed 8/26
Sunny 29% 92° · 70°
Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.
Best day this week
Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.
Friday, 8/14
Sunny, 97° / 75°
- Tomorrow
94°77° - Thu
96°75° - Fri
97°75° - Sat
98°77° - Sun
99°78° - Mon
98°77°
Best time to head outside
Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.
- RunTomorrow 7 AM
warm at 75°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 2 PM · pollen moderate today
Good80 / 100 - BikeTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 78°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - GolfTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 78°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - PicnicTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 78°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - Magic ShowAnytime
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How well did we do?
Average miss by lead time.
Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.
Day-by-day, 1 day out
- Sun, Aug 9±2°High93°93°0°Low75°73°+2°
- Sat, Aug 8pendingHigh93°——Low75°——
- Thu, Aug 6pendingHigh94°——Low75°——
- Tue, Aug 4pendingHigh97°——Low76°——
Climate normals
What weather to expect in Lafayette
Lafayette in August typically averages 92° highs and 76° lows, with about 17 days of rain. The hottest stretch is August (average high 92°); the coldest is January (average low 42°). June is the wettest month on average.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59° | 42° | 13 |
| Feb | 69° | 51° | 12 |
| Mar | 75° | 57° | 11 |
| Apr | 81° | 64° | 15 |
| May | 83° | 68° | 23 |
| Jun | 88° | 75° | 26 |
| Jul | 90° | 76° | 25 |
| Aug | 92° | 76° | 17 |
| Sep | 88° | 72° | 14 |
| Oct | 83° | 63° | 8 |
| Nov | 74° | 57° | 11 |
| Dec | 66° | 48° | 13 |
Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.
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Detailed forecast (NWS)
- This Afternoon
- A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 110. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday
- Areas of fog before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Thursday
- Patchy fog before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
- Friday
- Sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 0 to 10 mph.