Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KAUO

La Fayette, AL weather

Sunny and 64°18°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph16 km/hgusts 18 mph29 km/h; From the east. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (67°19° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

High 71°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 10 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	1%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	5%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	5%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	83%	9%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	74%	11%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	60%	11%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	2%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	2%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	40%	3%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	39%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	42%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	2%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	27%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	37%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	10%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	5%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	7%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	21%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	27%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	89%	23%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	77%	28%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	69%	26%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–65°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 70°21° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 70°21° / 41°5°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–77°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BMX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chattahoochee River at West Point Lake near West Point

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 624 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Chattahoochee River at West Point

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.3 ft
Flow: 9,340 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Tallapoosa River at Wadley

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 276 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Tallapoosa River at Horseshoe Bend

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 53

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Lafayette 2w · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1944–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+1°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−7°−4°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
±0°SatOct 24

La Fayette weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:24–6:13 PM; Morning 6:37–7:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:13–6:23 PM; Morning 6:27–6:37 AM; first light 6:27 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:23 PM–6:28 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:10 AM · rises 4:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from La Fayette. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

La Fayette, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chattahoochee River at West Point Lake near West Point

Chattahoochee River at West Point

Tallapoosa River at Wadley

Tallapoosa River at Horseshoe Bend

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon