Current Weather Forecast for Opelousas

LA 70571  |   4:51pm

Weather Conditions

79°

Feels Like 85°

Showers in the Vicinity

74° 91°

4

UV Index

Moderate

Air Quality

E 5 mph

Wind

0 in

rain

Tonight

Thu 8/6

72°

Lowest Temperature

58%

Showers early, then partly cloudy overnight. Low 72F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.

Tomorrow

Fri 8/7

92°

Highest Temperature

44%

Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High 92F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40%.

Tomorrow night

Fri 8/7

72°

Lowest Temperature

24%

A few clouds from time to time. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 72F. Winds light and variable.

Precipitation For Opelousas

Intermittent rain for the next hour.

Next 12 Hours Next 7 Days

Next 12 Hours Forecast in Opelousas

Hourly Weather Forecast & Temperature

5PM

49%

80°

Feels Like 86°

Showers

SSW 5 mph

Wind

1018 mb

Pressure

82%

Humidity

3

UV Index

7mi

Visibility

50%

Cloud Cover

6PM

38%

79°

Feels Like 85°

Showers

S 3 mph

Wind

1018 mb

Pressure

81%

Humidity

1

UV Index

7mi

Visibility

50%

Cloud Cover

7PM

15%

78°

Feels Like 84°

Mostly Cloudy

SE 2 mph

Wind

1018 mb

Pressure

84%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

60%

Cloud Cover

8PM

15%

79°

Feels Like 85°

Mostly Cloudy

SE 2 mph

Wind

1018 mb

Pressure

85%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

77%

Cloud Cover

9PM

15%

78°

Feels Like 84°

Mostly Cloudy

SE 3 mph

Wind

1018 mb

Pressure

87%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

79%

Cloud Cover

10PM

4%

77°

Feels Like 77°

Mostly Cloudy

SE 2 mph

Wind

1019 mb

Pressure

89%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

68%

Cloud Cover

11PM

4%

76°

Feels Like 76°

Partly Cloudy

SE 2 mph

Wind

1019 mb

Pressure

91%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

56%

Cloud Cover

12AM

8%

76°

Feels Like 81°

Mostly Cloudy

ESE 1 mph

Wind

1019 mb

Pressure

91%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

60%

Cloud Cover

1AM

8%

76°

Feels Like 81°

Partly Cloudy

ESE 1 mph

Wind

1019 mb

Pressure

94%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

46%

Cloud Cover

2AM

9%

75°

Feels Like 80°

Partly Cloudy

ESE 1 mph

Wind

1018 mb

Pressure

94%

Humidity

0

UV Index

9mi

Visibility

45%

Cloud Cover

3AM

9%

75°

Feels Like 80°

Mostly Cloudy

ESE 0 mph

Wind

1018 mb

Pressure

96%

Humidity

0

UV Index

9mi

Visibility

64%

Cloud Cover

4AM

9%

74°

Feels Like 79°

Mostly Cloudy

ESE 0 mph

Wind

1018 mb

Pressure

97%

Humidity

0

UV Index

7mi

Visibility

61%

Cloud Cover

Thu 8/6

Thu

58%

74°

91°

Showers ending early. Lows overnight in the low 70s.

85°

Feels Like

SE 5 mph

Wind

91%

Humidity

0

UV Index

6:29 AM

Sunrise

7:58 PM

Sunset

Fri 8/7

Fri

44%

72°

92°

Afternoon thunderstorms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s.

100°

Feels Like

SE 6 mph

Wind

70%

Humidity

10

UV Index

6:30 AM

Sunrise

7:57 PM

Sunset

Sat 8/8

Sat

22%

72°

92°

Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s.

100°

Feels Like

ESE 5 mph

Wind

70%

Humidity

11

UV Index

6:31 AM

Sunrise

7:56 PM

Sunset

Sun 8/9

Sun

43%

73°

92°

Thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s.

101°

Feels Like

SE 6 mph

Wind

71%

Humidity

11

UV Index

6:31 AM

Sunrise

7:55 PM

Sunset

Mon 8/10

Mon

47%

73°

88°

Scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 70s.

98°

Feels Like

SSE 7 mph

Wind

76%

Humidity

10

UV Index

6:32 AM

Sunrise

7:54 PM

Sunset

Tue 8/11

Tue

53%

74°

92°

A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s.

103°

Feels Like

S 8 mph

Wind

73%

Humidity

10

UV Index

6:32 AM

Sunrise

7:54 PM

Sunset

Wed 8/12

Wed

33%

74°

94°

Isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s.

105°

Feels Like

SSW 9 mph

Wind

70%

Humidity

11

UV Index

6:33 AM

Sunrise

7:53 PM

Sunset

Thu 8/13

Thu

19%

75°

95°

Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s.

104°

Feels Like

SSW 9 mph

Wind

66%

Humidity

11

UV Index

6:34 AM

Sunrise

7:52 PM

Sunset

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