Observed 10:55 PM CDT at KLFT

Kaplan, LA weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the northeast. 35–10 mph16 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 56Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 58°14° 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

TonightNear 61°16° · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tuesday morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tuesday afternoonUp to 83°28° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tuesday nightDown to 67°19° by 10 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
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	94%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	95%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	90%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	91%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	96%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	69%	6
Mon 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	87%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	35%	77%	4
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	44%	2
Mon 6p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	42%	1
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	40%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	65%	0
Mon 9p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	57%	0
Mon 10p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	75%	0
Mon 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	84%	0
Tue 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	71%	0
Tue 1a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	59%	0
Tue 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	66%	0
Tue 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	71%	0
Tue 4a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	93%	75%	0
Tue 5a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	76%	0
Tue 6a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	80%	0
Tue 7a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	93%	79%	0
Tue 8a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	83%	0
Tue 9a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	84%	1
Tue 10a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	84%	87%	2
Tue 11a	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	74%	3
Tue 12p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	77%	5
Tue 1p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	72%	5
Tue 2p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	85°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	76%	5
Tue 3p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	86%	4
Tue 4p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	73%	3
Tue 5p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	92%	2
Tue 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	76%	1
Tue 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	75%	0
Tue 8p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	84%	66%	0
Tue 9p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	61%	0
Tue 10p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	60%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  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. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 66°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–85°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 86°30°, low 69°21°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–86°30°
Low, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 68°20°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 69°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
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 69°21°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  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
78°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
64°18°–75°24°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 59°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 83°, low 62°.
Rest of week
Highs 81–86°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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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

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 181 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Mon 1 AM

Reading from Sun 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Queue De Tortue at Riceville

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft

Reading from Sun 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Plaquemine Brule at Estherwood

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.5 ft

Reading from Sun 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 44 cfs

Reading from Sun 9:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 10 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 57 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:43 PM; Morning 7:02–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:52 PM; Morning 6:53–7:02 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 92% cover).

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · shrinking

Today: sets 6:41 AM · rises 5:59 PM
New moon: Nov 9
Full moon: Nov 24

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

Kaplan, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mermentau River at Mermentau

Bayou Queue De Tortue at Riceville

Bayou Plaquemine Brule at Estherwood

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon