Observed 10:20 AM CDT at KLFT

Ossun, LA weather

Sunny and 72°22°.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-northeast. 57–10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV index: 4Moderate; 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 83°28° today at 4 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 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 83°28° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° 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	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	78%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	0%	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%	4%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	4%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	5%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	2%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	7%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	53%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	70%	9%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	11%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	27%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	43%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	21%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	50%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	49%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	53%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	53%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	53%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	54%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	47%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	73%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	78%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	52%	67%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	84%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	87%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	94%	1

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. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°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 83. 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°–83°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 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
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. 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°–60°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. 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, 72°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 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  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, 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 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 65°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 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°29°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 70°21°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–74°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 79°26°, low 67°19°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 79–84°.

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

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

8.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 48 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Vermilion near Carencro

9.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 22% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 13

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°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 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

Ossun 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: 5:55–6:43 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

Mostly clear 6:52 PM–1 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 Ossun. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ossun, 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 above I-10 at Lafayette

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

Bayou Vermilion near Carencro

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

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