Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KLFT

Opelousas, LA weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
Humidity: 100%; Air 55°13°, dew point 55°13° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 70Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (58°14° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tonight at 4 AM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 82°28° today at 4 PM
Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (77°25° → 64°18°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 55°13° · Clear
This morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 1 AM · 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 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	1%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	6%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	6%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	2%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	2%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	2%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	1%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	23%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	68%	44%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	44%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	35%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	44%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	46%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	44%	67%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	65%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	73%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	80%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	81%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	81%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	86%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. East wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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 53. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°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 54. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°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, 60°16°
  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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  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 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°29°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 69°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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–69°21°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  Dry
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°–86°30°
Low, likely
62°17°–74°23°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  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°–86°30°
Low, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 81–84°.

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 at Krotz Springs

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 138,000 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Courtableau at Washington

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.4 ft

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Teche near Port Barre

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 17.3 ft

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Vermilion near Carencro

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page

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: 5:54–6:42 PM; Morning 7:01–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:52 PM; Morning 6:52–7:01 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 2:39–6:52 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:36 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

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

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

Opelousas, 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 at Krotz Springs

Bayou Courtableau at Washington

Bayou Teche near Port Barre

Bayou Vermilion near Carencro

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon