Observed 12:40 PM CDT at KLFT

Milton, LA weather

Sunny and 81°27°.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.05 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 afternoonUp to 83°28° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 54°12° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 72°22° 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 12p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	2%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	46%	6%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	4%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	5%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	42%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	47%	7%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	57%	11%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	68%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	13%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	14%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	41%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	84%	53%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	29%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	57%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	49%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	64%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	61%	6
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	75%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	86%	4
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	76%	2
Sun 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	56%	56%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	66%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	71%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	84%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	84%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	87%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	90%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	91%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	96%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	83%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	71%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 52°11°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
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 81°27°, 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, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
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. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°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 60. Southeast 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 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 83°28°, 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, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°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 57.
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
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°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
59°15°–70°21°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 85°29°, low 71°22°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 85°30°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 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
83°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°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°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–72°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 80–85°.

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

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 50 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 51 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Vermilion near Carencro

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 27% 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, 6:00 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 4°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

Milton 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, 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:43 PM; Morning 7:01–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:52 PM; Morning 6:52–7:01 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Milton, 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

Bayou Vermilion near Carencro

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