Sunset, Louisiana

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Local Time: 8:14 PM CDT on July 06, 2009 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 30.4° N 92.1° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Blanca (East Pacific) Invest 94 (East Pacific)

Active Advisory: Special Weather Statement (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Lafayette, Louisiana (Airport)

Updated: 7:53 PM CDT on July 06, 2009

77 °F

Mostly Cloudy

Humidity:	90%
Dew Point:	74 °F
Wind:	4 mph Variable
Pressure:	- (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 1100 ft Scattered Clouds 4300 ft Mostly Cloudy 7000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	39 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KLFT)
Wind Speed:	3.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	0° (Variable)
Ceiling:	7000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Lafayette	77 °F	Mostly Cloudy	7:53 PM CDT
	New Iberia	82 °F	Thunderstorm	7:53 PM CDT
	Abbeville	81 °F	Overcast	8:00 PM CDT
	Intracoastal City	91 °F	Mostly Cloudy	5:15 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

90 °F

73 °F

Record

102 °F (1921)

61 °F (1924)

Yesterday

98 °F

79 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 24

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Lake Charles	98°F
Lafayette	98°F
Sulphur	98°F
Lake Charles Regional	96°F
New Iberia	96°F

State Lows:
Natchitoches	71°F
Fort Polk	72°F
Ruston	73°F
Barksdale AFB	73°F
Lake Charles Regional	73°F

Astronomy

July 6, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:12 AM CDT

8:14 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:44 AM CDT

8:41 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

5:11 AM CDT

9:14 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:36 AM CDT

9:49 PM CDT

Moon

8:00 PM CDT (7/6)

5:22 AM CDT (7/6)

Length Of Visible Light:

14h 56m

Length of Day

14h 01m

Tomorrow will be 0m 37s shorter.

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Sunset, LA

77 °F

Mostly Cloudy

at 7:53 PM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 70584

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Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
92° F \| 74° F	94° F \| 74° F	94° F \| 76° F	97° F \| 74° F	94° F \| 74° F
Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Nowcast as of 5:47 PM CDT on July 6, 2009

Now

Thunderstorms this evening are developing along the sea breeze boundary that extends from west of Beaumont Texas east across the state line into Louisiana to Lafayette. These storms will produce periods of very heavy rain...numerous cloud to ground lightning strikes...and gusty winds. These storms will move to the east around 20 mph. Elsewhere...storms over St Mary and New Iberia parishes will move eastward.

Forecast for St. Landry

Updated: 6:45 PM CDT on July 6, 2009
	Rest of Tonight Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph early in the evening becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent.
	Tuesday Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
	Wednesday Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
	Thursday Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night through Sunday Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
	Monday Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Braves vs. Cubs	6:05 PM CDT on July 06, 2009	Clear, 76 °F
Royals vs. Tigers	7:05 PM EDT on July 06, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 71° F/ 22° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 76 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

Elevation

Updated

Type

APRSWXNET Carencro LA, Carencro, LA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

85 °F

78 °F

81%

South at 0 mph

29.79 in

0.00 in / hr

97 °F

45 ft

7:29 PM CDT

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Central, Lafayette, LA

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255%

North at -

29.78 in

- / hr

42 ft

8:10 PM CDT

Normal

ASOS_HFM LAFAYETTE, LA, Lafayette, LA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

79 °F

73 °F

84%

WSW at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

82 °F

42 ft

8:05 PM CDT

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APRSWXNET Lafayette LA , Lafayette, LA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

78 °F

74 °F

87%

WNW at 0 mph

29.84 in

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

36 ft

7:33 PM CDT

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Austin Village South, Lafayette, LA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

76.8 °F

73 °F

87%

South at 0.9 mph

29.85 in

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

35 ft

9:13 PM BOT

Rapid Fire

Elan Subdivision, Lafayette, LA

Last 24 Hours, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

76.2 °F

73 °F

90%

SE at 0.0 mph

29.83 in

0.10 in / hr

76 °F

32 ft

8:14 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

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SW Milton, Maurice, LA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

76.0 °F

74 °F

93%

ENE at 0.0 mph

29.77 in

0.27 in / hr

76 °F

18 ft

8:10 PM CDT

Normal

Honeycomb Estates, Cade, LA

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78.4 °F

78 °F

98%

West at 3.0 mph

29.81 in

0.00 in / hr

82 °F

0 ft

8:13 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

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MesoWest Krotz Siding , Krotz Springs, LA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

84 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

81 °F

65 ft

7:05 PM CDT

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MesoWest CRN SITE AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUIS, Cade, LA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

82 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

35 ft

7:00 PM CDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 7:19 PM CDT on July 06, 2009 ... Significant weather alert for St. Landry... Lafayette... Vermilion... Acadia... Jefferson Davis... Calcasieu... Iberia and St. Martin parishes until 815 PM CDT... At 718 PM CDT... a line of strong thunderstorms was indicated by National Weather Service Doppler radar along a line extending from 2 miles northwest of Catahoula to 7 miles north of Grand Lake... moving southeast at 5 mph. * Strong thunderstorms will be near... Parks by 725 PM CDT Catahoula by 735 PM CDT Bell City by 740 PM CDT Hayes by 750 PM CDT Morse and Broussard by 805 PM CDT Lake Arthur... Maurice... St. Martinville and Milton by 815 PM CDT Frequent cloud to ground lightning... pea size hail... and wind gusts to 50 mph are likely with this storm. Heavy rainfall will cause ponding of water on area roadways... especially those in poor drainage areas. Residents are encouraged to monitor the situation closely and be prepared to take the proper actions should a warning be issued.