FM
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
0° · 0 kt
6+ mi · BKN 25000
KLFTIATA LFTUSFlight category: VFR
Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT/KLFT)
Lafayette9 m
31.1°CTemperature190° · 5 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
31.1°C
Dew point
24.4°C
Wind
190° · 5 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
29.9 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
39°Headwind
4 ktTailwind
Crosswind
2 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
12,000 ftBKN
BKN12,000 ft AGL
METAR
Sep 5, 2026, 6:53 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 5, 2026, 6:53 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 190° · 5 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 12,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 31 °C
- dew point
- 24 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.9 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,012.3 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- LTG DSNT ALQDS
- Supplementary code
- SLP123
- Supplementary code
- T03110244
TAF
Sep 5, 2026, 5:26 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 5 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- in the vicinity · thunderstorm
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,500 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus OVC · overcast · 15,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · temporary conditions
- Validity
- Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 5, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- visibility
- 1 SM
- weather
- thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 6, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- calm wind
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 25,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
TEMPO
Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
1 mi · TSRA
BASE
Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · 5 kt
6+ mi · VCTS
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026, 6:53 PM (UTC) | VFR | 31.1°C | 5 kt | 10+ mi |
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