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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Friday, May 1

Current Weather

1:20 PM

62°F
Rain
RealFeel® 59°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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RealFeel Shade™ 56°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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RealFeel®
59°
RealFeel Shade™
56°
Max UV Index
2.0 (Low)
Wind
NNE 9 mph
Wind Gusts
16 mph
Humidity
94%
Indoor Humidity
75% (Slightly Humid)
Dew Point
60° F
Pressure
↓ 29.90 in
Cloud Cover
100%
Visibility
7 mi
Cloud Ceiling
4500 ft

Day

5/1
64°Hi
RealFeel® 62°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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RealFeel Shade™ 62°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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Cloudy and cooler; morning showers followed by heavy thunderstorms this afternoon; thunderstorms can bring flooding downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts
alerts

Flood Watch

4:00 AM Friday - 4:00 AM Saturday

alerts

Wind Advisory

3:00 PM Friday - 1:00 AM Saturday

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindNE 10 mph

Wind Gusts23 mph

Probability of Precipitation100%

Probability of Thunderstorms40%

Precipitation1.13 in

Rain1.13 in

Hours of Precipitation7

Hours of Rain7

Cloud Cover99%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

5/1
53°Lo
RealFeel® 42°
Chilly
RealFeel Guide
Chilly
40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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Breezy this evening with heavy showers followed by heavy rain and a thunderstorm late; thunderstorms can bring flooding downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts
alerts

Flood Watch

4:00 AM Friday - 4:00 AM Saturday

alerts

Wind Advisory

3:00 PM Friday - 1:00 AM Saturday

WindNNE 13 mph

Wind Gusts21 mph

Probability of Precipitation100%

Probability of Thunderstorms30%

Precipitation0.59 in

Rain0.59 in

Hours of Precipitation6.5

Hours of Rain6.5

Cloud Cover96%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 21 mins
Rise 6:25 AM
Set 7:46 PM
Full Moon
Rise 8:06 PM
Set 6:36 AM

Temperature History

5/1
High
Low
Forecast
64°
53°
Average
82°
61°
Last Year
84°
62°

Current Weather Conditions in Opelousas

Opelousas, Louisiana is currently Rain with a temperature of 62°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 59° (Cool) based on observed conditions including 94% humidity, 100% cloud cover, a UV index of 2, and winds of 9 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 56°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Opelousas, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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