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: 6:22 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
33°C
Feels like 39°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
5 mph SSW
Humidity
62%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.70 inHg
Visibility
8 mi
UV Index
4.4
Cloud Cover
41%
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rapides Parish is currently partly cloudy at 33°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1799 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°
11%
7 PM
32°
27%
8 PM
31°
21%
9 PM
29°
14%
10 PM
28°
15%
11 PM
27°
15%
12 AM
27°
15%
1 AM
27°
4%
2 AM
27°
12%
3 AM
26°
12%
4 AM
26°
20%
5 AM
24°
20%
6 AM
24°
20%
7 AM
25°
21%
8 AM
27°
21%
9 AM
29°
26%
10 AM
30°
35%
11 AM
31°
35%
12 PM
31°
36%
1 PM
34°
34%
2 PM
34°
34%
3 PM
34°
35%
4 PM
34°
26%
5 PM
33°
20%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
34° 24°
Partly Cloudy.
Thu
37° 24°
Mostly Cloudy with a 36% chance of rain.
Fri
36° 24°
Mostly Clear.
Sat
35° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 61% chance of rain.
Sun
32° 22°
Clear with a 51% chance of rain.
Mon
34° 21°
Drizzle, 46% chance.
Tue
37° 22°
Clear with a 27% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 33° Partly Cloudy 11% 5 mph SSW 62%
7 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 27% 4 mph S 69%
8 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 21% 4 mph S 72%
9 PM 29° Overcast 14% 4 mph SSW 74%
10 PM 28° Overcast 15% 4 mph SSW 76%
11 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 15% 5 mph SW 77%
12 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 15% 6 mph SW 80%
1 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 4% 6 mph SW 82%
2 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 12% 6 mph SW 84%
3 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 12% 6 mph SW 86%
4 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 20% 6 mph WSW 88%
5 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 20% 6 mph WSW 88%
6 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 20% 5 mph WSW 88%
7 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 21% 6 mph WSW 86%
8 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 21% 6 mph W 78%
9 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 26% 6 mph W 71%
10 AM 30° Mostly Cloudy 35% 6 mph W 66%
11 AM 31° Mostly Cloudy 35% 5 mph W 65%
12 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 36% 5 mph W 64%
1 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 34% 4 mph W 62%
2 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 34% 3 mph W 59%
3 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 35% 3 mph WSW 56%
4 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 26% 4 mph WSW 57%
5 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 20% 4 mph SW 61%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Partly Cloudy
14%
24°
34°
Thu
7/30
Mostly Cloudy
36%
24°
37°
Fri
7/31
Mostly Clear
13%
24°
36°
Sat
8/1
Partly Cloudy
61%
24°
35°
Sun
8/2
Clear
51%
22°
32°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
46%
21°
34°
Tue
8/4
Clear
27%
22°
37°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
50%
23°
37°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
53%
23°
37°
Fri
8/7
Mostly Clear
40%
23°
37°
Sat
8/8
Partly Cloudy
32%
24°
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, 22:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1423 J/kg
MLCAPE463 J/kg
MUCAPE1423 J/kg
SBCIN-81 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear13 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear15 kt
0–1 km SRH18
0–3 km SRH-1
Eff. SRH-1
Storm Motion289° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index16.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.70 in
0–3 km LR6.9 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals41.4
LCL872 hPa
LFC822 hPa
EL147 hPa
Freezing Lvl17,451 ft