Heat Advisory — Avoyelles, LA, St. Landry, LA, Lafayette, LA, Upper St. Martin, LA, Lower St. Martin, LA, Upper Iberia, LA, Upper St. Mary, LA, Lower Iberia, LA, Lower St. Mary, LA 7:00 PM

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States

Last updated: 2:58 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
36°C
Feels like 39°
Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
7 mph SSW
Humidity
43%
Dew Point
21°
Pressure
29.93 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
9.0
Cloud Cover
1%
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rapides Parish is currently clear at 35°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2420 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:35AM · Sunset: 7:53PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Avoyelles, LA, St. Landry, LA, Lafayette, LA, Upper St. Martin, LA, Lower St. Martin, LA, Upper Iberia, LA, Upper St. Mary, LA, Lower Iberia, LA, Lower St. Mary, LA
Expires 7:00 PM
56 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
36°
3%
3 PM
36°
3%
4 PM
36°
3%
5 PM
36°
3%
6 PM
34°
3%
7 PM
32°
3%
8 PM
31°
3%
9 PM
30°
3%
10 PM
29°
3%
11 PM
28°
3%
12 AM
28°
3%
1 AM
27°
3%
2 AM
26°
3%
3 AM
26°
3%
4 AM
26°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
25°
3%
8 AM
26°
3%
9 AM
30°
3%
10 AM
31°
3%
11 AM
32°
3%
12 PM
33°
3%
1 PM
33°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 23°
Clear.
Sat
38° 23°
Mostly Clear.
Sun
39° 22°
Mostly Clear.
Mon
39° 23°
Clear.
Tue
39° 23°
Clear.
Wed
39° 21°
Clear with a 50% chance of rain.
Thu
40° 21°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 36° Clear 3% 7 mph SSW 43%
3 PM 36° Clear 3% 8 mph SSW 41%
4 PM 36° Clear 3% 8 mph S 47%
5 PM 36° Clear 3% 7 mph S 52%
6 PM 34° Clear 3% 6 mph S 57%
7 PM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph S 62%
8 PM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph S 67%
9 PM 30° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph SSW 71%
10 PM 29° Clear 3% 7 mph SSW 75%
11 PM 28° Clear 3% 7 mph SSW 79%
12 AM 28° Clear 3% 6 mph SW 84%
1 AM 27° Clear 3% 6 mph SW 87%
2 AM 26° Clear 3% 5 mph SSW 90%
3 AM 26° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 93%
4 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 94%
5 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 95%
6 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SW 96%
7 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 88%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph SW 79%
9 AM 30° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 73%
10 AM 31° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 66%
11 AM 32° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 60%
12 PM 33° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 53%
1 PM 33° Clear 3% 5 mph SW 52%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/14
Clear
3%
23°
36°
Sat
8/15
Mostly Clear
3%
23°
38°
Sun
8/16
Mostly Clear
3%
22°
39°
Mon
8/17
Clear
8%
23°
39°
Tue
8/18
Clear
9%
23°
39°
Wed
8/19
Clear
50%
21°
39°
Thu
8/20
Clear
19%
21°
40°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
60%
22°
40°
Sat
8/22
Drizzle
60%
21°
39°
Sun
8/23
Clear
60%
19°
39°
Mon
8/24
Clear
60%
21°
38°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Thu
8/27
Clear
25%
23°
38°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
56
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
56 AQI 11.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
22 AQI 24 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 56 Moderate 22 56
Sun 53 Moderate 31 53
Mon 46 Good 36 46
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 Fri Aug 14, 18:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1835 J/kg
MLCAPE556 J/kg
MUCAPE1835 J/kg
SBCIN-37 J/kg
MLCIN-160 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear5 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear6 kt
0–1 km SRH20
0–3 km SRH11
Eff. SRH11
Storm Motion241° @ 19 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index8.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.20 in
0–3 km LR7.7 °C/km
700–500 LR6.1 °C/km
Total Totals40.7
LCL822 hPa
LFC728 hPa
EL156 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,749 ft