National Weather Service Forecast for: Lafayette LA
Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA
Updated: 2:10 pm CDT Mar 9, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
T-storms
 Tonight

Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Fog
 Tuesday

Tuesday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Patchy Fog
then Partly
Sunny
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly Cloudy
then Showers
Likely
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 54. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Showers

 Thursday

Thursday: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Sunny
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight.
Clear

 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny
Hi 81 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 46 °F Hi 74 °F

 

This Afternoon
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
 
 Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 54. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
 
 A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Thursday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 53.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Lafayette LA.