Right now91°Feels 101° · Partly Cloudy
Needs attention
Current concerns
Outside today
An easy start, then real heat.
91° now; temperatures climb toward 94°.
- Rain
- 22%peak today
- Wind
- 7 mphgusts to 16
- Air
- 52US AQI · Moderate
How today changes
The next 24 hours
A quiet start gives way to real heat later today.
- 92°4% rainGusts 12 mph
- 94°8% rainGusts 12 mph
- 93°11% rainGusts 12 mph
- 92°15% rainGusts 12 mph
- 91°20% rainGusts 13 mph
- 88°15% rainGusts 12 mph
- 86°4% rainGusts 12 mph
- 84°3% rainGusts 12 mph
- 82°1% rainGusts 12 mph
- 81°0% rainGusts 12 mph
- 80°0% rainGusts 12 mph
- 80°1% rainGusts 9 mph
- 79°1% rainGusts 8 mph
- 79°1% rainGusts 7 mph
- 78°1% rainGusts 7 mph
- 77°1% rainGusts 7 mph
- 77°2% rainGusts 8 mph
- 76°2% rainGusts 9 mph
- 75°6% rainGusts 10 mph
- 77°4% rainGusts 12 mph
- 81°3% rainGusts 13 mph
- 84°5% rainGusts 15 mph
- 86°12% rainGusts 16 mph
- 87°22% rainGusts 16 mph
See the full 24 hours
- 92°4% rainGusts 12 mph
- 94°8% rainGusts 12 mph
- 93°11% rainGusts 12 mph
- 92°15% rainGusts 12 mph
- 91°20% rainGusts 13 mph
- 88°15% rainGusts 12 mph
- 86°4% rainGusts 12 mph
- 84°3% rainGusts 12 mph
- 82°1% rainGusts 12 mph
- 81°0% rainGusts 12 mph
- 80°0% rainGusts 12 mph
- 80°1% rainGusts 9 mph
- 79°1% rainGusts 8 mph
- 79°1% rainGusts 7 mph
- 78°1% rainGusts 7 mph
- 77°1% rainGusts 7 mph
- 77°2% rainGusts 8 mph
- 76°2% rainGusts 9 mph
- 75°6% rainGusts 10 mph
- 77°4% rainGusts 12 mph
- 81°3% rainGusts 13 mph
- 84°5% rainGusts 15 mph
- 86°12% rainGusts 16 mph
- 87°22% rainGusts 16 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Today looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 20%
- Wind
- 13 mph
Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 73%
- Wind
- 18 mph
Tuesday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 78%
- Wind
- 16 mph
Wednesday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 58%
- Wind
- 10 mph
Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 54%
- Wind
- 9 mph
- 94° / 80°Today looks fairly quiet.20% rain · Wind 13 mph
- 88° / 75°Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.73% rain · Wind 18 mph
- 88° / 75°Tuesday carries a thunderstorm chance.78% rain · Wind 16 mph
- 91° / 75°Wednesday carries a thunderstorm chance.58% rain · Wind 10 mph
- 92° / 75°Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.54% rain · Wind 9 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Lafayette area · Updated Sun 12:00 PMModerate now, easing to Good through Mon.
Sky check
Light smoke overhead
Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:41 PMAir near ground52 · Moderate US AQI
See smoke mapHow we know
Air quality describes Lafayette area, about 2 miles from this place.
Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.
Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters
Rain, in motion
Lafayette radar
Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.
Radar loads when you reach it.
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