Heat Advisory — Evangeline, LA, Lafayette, LA, Northern Acadia, LA, Upper Vermilion, LA, Southern Acadia, LA, Lower Vermilion, LA, Lower Iberia, LA, Rapides, LA, Avoyelles, LA, St. Landry, LA, Upper St. Martin, LA, Lower St. Martin, LA, Upper Iberia, LA, Upper St. Mary, LA, Lower St. Mary, LA 8:00 PM Heat Advisory — Rapides, LA, Avoyelles, LA, Evangeline, LA, St. Landry, LA, Lafayette, LA, Upper St. Martin, LA, Lower St. Martin, LA, Northern Acadia, LA, Upper Vermilion, LA, Upper Iberia, LA, Upper St. Mary, LA, Southern Acadia, LA, Lower Vermilion, LA, Lower Iberia, LA, Lower St. Mary, LA 8:00 PM

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States

Last updated: 5:17 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
33°C
Feels like 40°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
5 mph SW
Humidity
60%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.71 inHg
Visibility
8 mi
UV Index
5.4
Cloud Cover
62%
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rapides Parish is currently mostly cloudy at 33°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1794 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:25AM · Sunset: 8:07PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Evangeline, LA, Lafayette, LA, Northern Acadia, LA, Upper Vermilion, LA, Southern Acadia, LA, Lower Vermilion, LA, Lower Iberia, LA, Rapides, LA, Avoyelles, LA, St. Landry, LA, Upper St. Martin, LA, Lower St. Martin, LA, Upper Iberia, LA, Upper St. Mary, LA, Lower St. Mary, LA
Expires 8:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Rapides, LA, Avoyelles, LA, Evangeline, LA, St. Landry, LA, Lafayette, LA, Upper St. Martin, LA, Lower St. Martin, LA, Northern Acadia, LA, Upper Vermilion, LA, Upper Iberia, LA, Upper St. Mary, LA, Southern Acadia, LA, Lower Vermilion, LA, Lower Iberia, LA, Lower St. Mary, LA
Expires 8:00 PM
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
33°
3%
6 PM
33°
21%
7 PM
32°
21%
8 PM
31°
15%
9 PM
29°
15%
10 PM
28°
17%
11 PM
27°
17%
12 AM
27°
17%
1 AM
27°
5%
2 AM
27°
13%
3 AM
26°
13%
4 AM
26°
22%
5 AM
24°
22%
6 AM
24°
23%
7 AM
24°
23%
8 AM
26°
23%
9 AM
28°
29%
10 AM
29°
29%
11 AM
30°
30%
12 PM
31°
30%
1 PM
33°
28%
2 PM
33°
28%
3 PM
34°
29%
4 PM
34°
29%
7-Day Forecast
Today
34° 24°
Mostly Cloudy.
Thu
37° 24°
Mostly Cloudy with a 30% chance of rain.
Fri
36° 25°
Mostly Clear.
Sat
34° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 60% chance of rain.
Sun
34° 23°
Clear with a 31% chance of rain.
Mon
36° 22°
Drizzle, 52% chance.
Tue
37° 23°
Clear with a 31% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 33° Mostly Cloudy 3% 5 mph SW 60%
6 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 21% 5 mph SSW 65%
7 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 21% 4 mph SSW 68%
8 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 15% 4 mph SSW 70%
9 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 15% 4 mph SSW 72%
10 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 17% 4 mph SSW 74%
11 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 17% 4 mph SW 75%
12 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 17% 6 mph SW 78%
1 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 5% 6 mph SW 82%
2 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 13% 6 mph SW 84%
3 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 13% 6 mph WSW 86%
4 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 22% 6 mph WSW 86%
5 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 22% 6 mph WSW 87%
6 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 23% 6 mph WSW 88%
7 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 23% 5 mph WSW 86%
8 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 23% 6 mph W 79%
9 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 29% 6 mph W 72%
10 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 29% 6 mph W 68%
11 AM 30° Partly Cloudy 30% 5 mph W 67%
12 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 30% 5 mph W 68%
1 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 28% 5 mph W 67%
2 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 28% 4 mph W 64%
3 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 29% 4 mph WSW 60%
4 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 29% 4 mph WSW 58%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Mostly Cloudy
17%
24°
34°
Thu
7/30
Mostly Cloudy
30%
24°
37°
Fri
7/31
Mostly Clear
14%
25°
36°
Sat
8/1
Partly Cloudy
60%
24°
34°
Sun
8/2
Clear
31%
23°
34°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
52%
22°
36°
Tue
8/4
Clear
31%
23°
37°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
56%
23°
37°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
50%
23°
37°
Sat
8/8
Partly Cloudy
36%
23°
36°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
24°
37°
Tue
8/11
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Wed
8/12
Drizzle
60%
24°
37°
54
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
54 AQI 10.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
34 AQI 38 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 54 Moderate 34 54
Fri 59 Moderate 37 59
Sat 52 Moderate 31 52
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Jul 29, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1434 J/kg
MLCAPE500 J/kg
MUCAPE1434 J/kg
SBCIN-56 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear11 kt
0–1 km Shear4 kt
Eff. Shear14 kt
0–1 km SRH12
0–3 km SRH-2
Eff. SRH-2
Storm Motion287° @ 17 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index19.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.73 in
0–3 km LR7.3 °C/km
700–500 LR5.4 °C/km
Total Totals42.0
LCL861 hPa
LFC823 hPa
EL148 hPa
Freezing Lvl17,303 ft