Observed 8:00 PM CDT at KLFT

Scott, LA weather

Clear and 64°18°.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 63°17°; Sticky · down to 50°10° by 9 PM (comfortable)
Humidity: 94%; Air 64°18°, dew point 63°17° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 51Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Low 56°13° 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

TonightDown to 57°14° by 3 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tuesday morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tuesday afternoonUp to 83°28° by 3 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 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	89%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	90%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	90%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	96%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	95%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	92%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	94%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	92%	6
Mon 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	86%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	70%	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%	80%	4
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	38%	78%	2
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	42%	69%	1
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	59%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	63%	67%	0
Mon 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	60%	0
Mon 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	58%	0
Mon 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	79%	0
Tue 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	85%	0
Tue 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	88%	0
Tue 2a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	79%	0
Tue 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	85%	0
Tue 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	85%	0
Tue 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	86%	0
Tue 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	88%	0
Tue 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	88%	0
Tue 8a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	91%	0
Tue 9a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	68%	1
Tue 10a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	84%	78%	2
Tue 11a	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	80%	4
Tue 12p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	69%	4
Tue 1p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	56%	73%	5
Tue 2p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	55%	68%	5
Tue 3p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	76%	4
Tue 4p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	80%	3
Tue 5p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	76%	2
Tue 6p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	77%	1
Tue 7p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	81%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 58°14°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 59°15°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 65°18°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  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 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 85°29°, low 66°19°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 81°27°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 69°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 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–87°31°
Low, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 86°30°, low 69°21°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–89°32°
Low, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 69°21°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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
79°26°–86°30°
Low, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 68°20°. Typical 75°24° / 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 53°12°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 57°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 83°, low 60°.
Rest of week
Highs 80–86°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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 above Butte La Rose

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 127,000 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Mon 1 AM

Reading from Sun 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

6.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sun 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft

Reading from Sun 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

8.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Reading from Sun 7 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 4% more cooling than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 10

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 63°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
−1°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Scott weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 10 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:42 PM; Morning 7:02–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:51 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 · growing

Today: sets 6:41 AM · rises 5:58 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

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

Scott, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon