National Weather Service Forecast for: Lafayette LA
Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA
Updated: 2:46 am CDT Sep 8, 2026
 
Today

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Patchy Fog
then Showers
Likely
 Tonight

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Chance
Showers then
Partly Cloudy
 Wednesday

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 99. East wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Mostly Cloudy

 Thursday

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
T-storms

 Friday

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Slight Chance
T-storms

 Saturday

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
Hi 95 °F Lo 75 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 75 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 75 °F Hi 91 °F

 

Today
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 99. East wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Monday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Lafayette LA.