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Opelousas, LA Weather (70571)

ZIP codes: 70571 · 70570
Today Hourly 10-Day Weekend Monthly Radar Air Quality Climate
Current WeatherOpelousas · 11:27 PM CDT
40° | 26°
29°C
Feels like 34°
Sunny
WindS 7 mph · Gusts 13 mph
Precip6% · –
Humidity76% · Dew point 24°
UV index9 Very high
Air Quality69 Moderate
Pressure29.94 inHg
Visibility6 mi
Sunrise / Sunset6:39 AM · 7:42 PM · 13h 3m

Weather map — Opelousas

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Now
29°
8%
7 mph
00:00
28°
9%
5 mph
01:00
28°
11%
5 mph
02:00
27°
32%
6 mph
03:00
27°
32%
5 mph
04:00
27°
31%
4 mph
05:00
26°
34%
4 mph
06:00
25°
30%
4 mph
07:00
25°
20%
4 mph
08:00
26°
13%
4 mph
09:00
28°
9%
5 mph
10:00
31°
5%
6 mph
11:00
33°
3%
7 mph
12:00
34°
2%
7 mph
13:00
35°
2%
7 mph
14:00
36°
3%
6 mph
15:00
36°
7%
9 mph
16:00
34°
0.03 in
8 mph
17:00
25°
0.08 in
15 mph
18:00
24°
0.08 in
9 mph
19:00
23°
0.08 in
13 mph
20:00
22°
32%
10 mph
21:00
22°
0.04 in
8 mph
22:00
22°
0.03 in
6 mph

Today · Sun 8/23

High 40°
6% / –

Sunny. Winds SW at 8 mph.

Tonight · Sun 8/23

Low 25°
9% / –

Sunny. Winds S at 5 mph.

Tomorrow · Mon 8/24

36° | 22°
77% / 0.33 in

Sunny. Winds NE at 15 mph.

7-day trend

Opelousas · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast

Updated 11:27 PM

Details & indices

Wind
7 mph S
Gusts 13 mph
Humidity
76%
Dew point 24°
Pressure
29.94 inHg
Rising
UV index
9 — Very high
High today
Air Quality
Moderate
AQI 69 · US EPA
Allergy
None detected
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Visibility
6 mi
Clear view
Allergy — Opelousas

🌿 Conditions right now

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Birch
None
Grass
None
Oak
None
Alder
None
Hazel
None
Mugwort
None
Ragweed
None

Sun & moon

Sunrise6:39 AM
Sunset7:42 PM
Length of day13h 3m
Moonrise5:05 PM
Moonset2:11 AM
Moon phase🌔 Waxing Gibbous · 85%
Next full moonAug 27 Sturgeon Moon
Latitude30.5335°N
Longitude-92.0815°E

Water temps nearby

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No beaches within 50 miles
🌤️No rain expected in the next 90 minutes
Now+30+60+90 min
Minute-by-minute precip · HRRR nowcast

Daily planner

computed from today's forecast
Laundry day
Great
Line-drying weather
Grilling
Great
Fire up the grill
Running
Fair
Lace up outside
Patio
Great
Dinner outdoors
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Sunny
27° 🌤️
Shreveport
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Data sources · Sunday, August 23
Where the Opelousas forecast comes from
This page blends NOAA/NWS model guidance with global ensembles for the 10-day outlook, air quality and alerts. Data refreshes every hour, current conditions every 15 minutes. Coordinates: 30.5335°N, -92.0815°.
NBM + global weather models
Updated: 11:27 PM
Weather in Opelousas
Over the next 10 days Opelousas tops out around 40° (Sunday) and dips to 22° on the coolest night (Monday). Roughly 0.65 in of rain falls over the period, with Friday the most likely wet day (80%). Wind is the one to watch: gusts to 26 mph around Monday. The NWS alert board for this area is currently clear. Right now Opelousas is running about 58° warmer than Baytown. Longer view: humid-subtropical — long summers, mild winters, spring storm season.
Opelousas, LA · Elev 66 ft · 30.53°N, 92.08°W · Louisiana · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates
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Updated: 11:27 PM