Observed 10:30 AM CDT at KLFT

Lawtell, LA weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV index: 2Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 69Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 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

Good hours for

High 82°28° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 9 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 10a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	76%	9%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	1%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	5%	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	38%	4%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	1%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	3%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	12%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	25%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	44%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	28%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	51%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	68%	53%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	54%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	50%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	47%	50%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	64%	6
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	42%	72%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	71%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	80%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	71%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	92%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°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, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  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 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°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 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  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: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. 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
  Partly 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 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–71°22°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–74°23°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 79°26°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–73°23°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 55°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 79–84°.

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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

Bayou Courtableau at Washington

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.4 ft

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Teche near Port Barre

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 17.3 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Vermilion near Carencro

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Cocodrie near Whiteville

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 17.8 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

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: 5:55–6:43 PM; Morning 7:02–7:50 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–3 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 Lawtell. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lawtell, LA weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Bayou Courtableau at Washington

Bayou Teche near Port Barre

Bayou Vermilion near Carencro

Bayou Cocodrie near Whiteville

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon