Observed 8:53 PM CDT at KARA

Erath, LA weather

Clear and 59°15°.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 63Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 80°27° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 81°27° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 68°20° by 8 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 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	11%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	11%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	22%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	60%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	46%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	45%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	52%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	59%	49%	3
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	41%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	37%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	38%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	55%	6
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	71%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	72%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	76%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	69%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	90%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	84%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	90%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	87%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	84%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	94%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	84%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	77%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	83%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	60%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	29%	5
Mon 4p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	36%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	30%	2
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	36%	1
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	82%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	80%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 52°11°. Typical 79°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 79°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 58°14°. Typical 79°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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, 60°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 78°26° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 78°26° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°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 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 78°26° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 54°12°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 77°25° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  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 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 54°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 77°25° / 54°12°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°24°
  30% chance
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 84.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 71°22°. Typical 76°24° / 53°12°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 53°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 76°24° / 53°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
  Partly cloudy, 67°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°–86°30°
Low, likely
54°12°–72°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 53°12°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 58°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 82–84°.

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

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 41 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 40 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 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 9Typical 12

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

New Iberia Airport - Acadiana Regional · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−7°−4°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:43 PM; Morning 7:01–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:52 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9:41 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 southwest from Erath. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Erath, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

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