Fri May 17 05:50:25 EDT 2024

Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Northern Acadia-
Including the cities of Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Cade, 
St. Martinville, Crowley, Rayne, Branch, Church Point, and Iota
450 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance precip (%)     50           60           40           
Temp (24h trend)      85 (-2)      69 (0)       87           
RH % (24h trend)      73 (+20)     100 (0)      60           
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  6                     Lgt/Var      
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip amount         0.27         0.36         0.05         
Precip duration       2            3            2            
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing hgt(m-AGL/MSL) 670          110          1410         
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2210         380          4620         
Transport wnd (m/s)   SW  5        S  5         W  4         
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 10        S 10         W  8         
Vent rate (m/s-m)     3350         550          5640         
Dispersion            FAIR         POOR         GOOD         
Category Day          2            1            3            
LAL                   16-25 Strikes16-25 Strikes9-15 Strikes 
MIX HGT 500           77                        76           
Keetch-Byram          < 200        < 200        < 200        

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy fog through the night. Lows around
70. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph.