Observed 5:20 PM CDT at KLFT

Henderson, LA weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Forecasts agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 67Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (78°26° → 66°19°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 3 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Mostly 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 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	33%	1%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	3%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	8%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	75%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	26%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	29%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	67%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	66%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	58%	65%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	53%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	58%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	59%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	71%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	83%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	38%	78%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	39%	86%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	80%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	84%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	88%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	63%	91%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	95%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	90%	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	42%	94%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	38%	83%	6
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	37%	81%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	38%	61%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 82°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
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 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
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly 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
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 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
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East 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°–59°15°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 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, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 58°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, 69°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 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 58°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, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
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
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 62°17°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  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
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°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
80°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
58°14°–70°21°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 76°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 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°–87°31°
Low, likely
63°17°–74°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  20% chance
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
55°13°–71°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 80–84°.

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

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 130,000 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 135,000 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

This week 9Typical 0

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 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 3°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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 11 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:41 PM; Morning 7:00–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:51 PM; Morning 6:51–7:00 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:51 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Henderson. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 42 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Henderson, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

For your home

Heating 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