Eric Zernich
KATC TV3
Lafayette, LA, United States
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Sunny & cold for MLK Day
Winter made a rude return to Acadiana today and the cold air is sticking around for several days to start the new week. → Read More
Staying hot with maybe a stray shower on Sunday
The never ending summer continues for South Louisiana as highs on Sunday will top out near 90 again. → Read More
Tomahawk throwing range opens in Lafayette
If you are looking for something new and different to do with the family, the Rustic Range might be the place to check out. → Read More
Stray afternoon showers back in the forecast
Finally the upper level ridge and heat wave is breaking down as a low is developing in the western Gulf helping to send some high level clouds over Acadiana on Sunday. → Read More
More tropical showers and storms Sunday
A board area of tropical moisture will move onshore Sunday morning and continue on and off throughout the day and linger into Monday. → Read More
Rainy weather is slowing the rice harvest
For the last year Acadiana has been in a relatively wet pattern pushing back the entire rice process in 2019. → Read More
Evangeline Maid celebrates its 100th birthday
Monday, August 19th Evangeline Maid bread celebrated their 100th year in business. → Read More
Morning sunshine followed by scattered afternoon showers
As a weak boundary continues to be situated along the Gulf Coast Sunday into early next week our weather is going to be pretty much the same everyday. → Read More
Scattered showers to start the week; July cool front arrives Tuesday
The soupy air mass will remain in place over Acadiana on Monday leading to more rounds of scattered showers and storms to fire up during the afternoon. → Read More
Barry causes minor damage to sugarcane fields
In the aftermath of Hurricane Barry the sugarcane fields of lower Acadiana look to have held up well. → Read More
Barry's track shifts west, Expected to move right over Lafayette
With the 4PM update the National Hurricane Center has shifted Barry's forecast track slightly to the west, with the center moving right over Lafayette. → Read More
Latest on potential system in the Gulf next week
Here is the latest thinking concerning the potential system that might develop in the eastern Gulf of Mexico towards the middle to end of next week. → Read More
More scattered showers this weekend but not a wash out
We have made it to Friday and it looks to be another typical August day in Acadiana. → Read More
Hot & humid with a few pop-up showers for 1st day of school
As many kids head back to school this week it is still going to feel very much like summer with hot and humid conditions expected for most of the upcoming week. → Read More
Sun returns Sunday sparking off afternoon showers
Overcast skies on Saturday created a relatively nice day across Acadiana as it held temperatures in the low to mid 80s and prevented showers from holding together as they tried to move onshore. → Read More
Dangerously hot on Sunday
Another heat advisory has been issued for Sunday as temperatures will soar into the upper 90s with heat indices getting as high as 107-111°. → Read More
Heat wave continues for Acadiana
The forecast the next several days can be summed up in one word: HOT! → Read More
More heat & humidity with slim rain chances
The weather pattern is finally changing for a couple days as an upper level high is building over the Gulf Coast dropping the rain chances to 20% and cranking up the heat for Sunday and Monday. → Read More
More showers/storms Sunday; update on Beryl and TD 3
The weak frontal boundary that sparked off the heavy downpours Saturday afternoon will still be located over Acadiana Sunday morning providing the chance for some scattered showers and storms to be... → Read More
More sunshine and heat to start the work week
High pressure will be sliding over the region to start the work week clearing out the clouds and heating things up to about 93-94° with heat indices topping out near 101-104°. → Read More