Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KLFT

Duson, LA weather

Sunny and 81°27°.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 6High; High until 3 PM
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−1.9 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 (80°27° then, 79°26° now)

Good hours for

High 83°28° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 82°28° · Clear
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · 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 1p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	46%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	4%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	40%	8%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	37%	8%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	15%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	12%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	7%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	11%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	19%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	22%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	22%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	18%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	18%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	42%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	49%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	34%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	58%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	50%	52%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	68%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	66%	6
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	57%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	79%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	77%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	58%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	56%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	95%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	96%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	76%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	70%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	79%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 53°12°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: 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
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°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 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 57°14°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly 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, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 57°14°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°29°
  20% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°22°
  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°–88°31°
Low, likely
59°15°–71°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 86°30°, low 71°22°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 87°30°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 77°25°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  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
83°28°–89°32°
Low, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  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
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–73°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 80–86°.

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

Mermentau River at Mermentau

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 175 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 50 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 51 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 22% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 13

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–11:00 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 5°3° 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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 11 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:43 PM; Morning 7:02–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:52 PM; Morning 6:52–7:02 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:52 PM–6:53 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Duson, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mermentau River at Mermentau

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

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