Observed 6:25 PM CDT at KLFT

Cankton, LA weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky · down to 47°8° by 3 AM (comfortable)
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 58Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (79°26° then, 78°26° now)

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° until 9 PM (78°26° → 66°19°)
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 81°27° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 81°27° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	1%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	9%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	21%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	26%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	23%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	66%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	66%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	43%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	57%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	57%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	58%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	75%	6
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	83%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	74%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	87%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	43%	80%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	90%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	88%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	94%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	89%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	96%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	96%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	84%	6
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	35%	71%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	35%	65%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	64%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 51°11°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog between 2am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 58°14°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 58°14°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 62°17°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 85°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°30°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
81°27°–89°32°
Low, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 86°30°, low 70°21°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 87°30°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°25°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°21°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–89°32°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°20°
  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
77°25°–91°33°
Low, likely
54°12°–71°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Highs 82–86°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LCH) (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

Bayou Vermilion near Carencro

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 58 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 44 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 42 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 31% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 13

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Cankton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 11 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:42 PM; Morning 7:01–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:52 PM; Morning 6:52–7:01 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:52 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Cankton. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cankton, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Bayou Vermilion near Carencro

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

For your home

Cooling this week

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