Lafayette

Weather in Lafayette, live

The weather over Lafayette as it is measured right now, from radar and the airport reports at Lafayette Rgnl and New Iberia/Acadiana Rgnl, beside the forecast model’s temperature and wind. Each layer says which it is.

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Right now · as of

  • KLFT Lafayette Rgnl, 4 km: 24 °C (75 °F), wind from 080° at 6 kt, visibility 10+ miles · VFR · 38 minutes ago
  • KARA New Iberia/Acadiana Rgnl, 25 km: 26 °C (78 °F), wind from 040° at 11 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ miles · VFR · 38 minutes ago
  • KIYA Abbeville/Crusta Mem, 28 km: 27 °C (80 °F), wind from 050° at 9 kt, visibility 10+ miles · VFR · 16 minutes ago
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What the map shows over Lafayette

  • Rain radarMeasuredLafayette is inside RainViewer’s radar coverage. Frames every 10 minutes for the last 2 hours.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • LightningMeasuredLafayette is inside the area NOAA’s lightning layer covers, the Americas and the Pacific. Strike density every 15 minutes.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Temperature mapForecast modelNOAA’s GFS model on a 0.25° grid, points about 25 km apart: the forecast for now, not a thermometer reading.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Wind mapForecast modelWind 10 metres up from the same model, so it smooths over streets and hills.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Severe weather alertsOfficial warningsActive alerts from the US National Weather Service, each pinned as one point.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Airport weather (METAR)MeasuredThe latest reports from Lafayette Rgnl (KLFT), 4 km away, New Iberia/Acadiana Rgnl (KARA), 25 km away and Abbeville/Crusta Mem (KIYA), 28 km away, usually every hour.Open on the mapAbout this layer

Good to know

  • Radar, lightning and airport reports are measurements. Temperature and wind are a forecast model’s values for the nearest hour, which can differ from what a thermometer in Lafayette reads.
  • Radar detail stops at about zoom 7 and lightning at zoom 8, so the weather of a single street isn’t resolved.
  • For a picture of conditions, not for safety decisions: follow the warnings of your local weather service.

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