Observed 7:20 PM CDT at KLFT

Youngsville, LA weather

Clear and 70°21°.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 58Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 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 (70°21° then, 71°22° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° 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 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 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 81°27° 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
Sat 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	8%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	9%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	22%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	30%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	66%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	63%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	58%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	57%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	62%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	65%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	41%	76%	6
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	41%	82%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	39%	65%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	57%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	74%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	76%	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	53%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	84%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	87%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	75%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	92%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	86%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	84%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	85%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	76%	6
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	70%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	53%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	36%	2
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	49%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 52°11°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 52. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 68°20°
  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 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 58°14°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°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. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 59°15°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East 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°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 59°15°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°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
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
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
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 63°17°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 85°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–87°31°
Low, likely
54°12°–71°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 58°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 82–85°.

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

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 131,000 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

8.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 42 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

8.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 42 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 28% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 13

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 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 3°2° 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
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:42 PM; Morning 7:01–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:52 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:46 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

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

Youngsville, 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 above Butte La Rose

Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street

Vermilion River at Lake Martin Road

Vermilion River above I-10 at Lafayette

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