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Interstate 49 · odd · north–south

I-49 weather

Lafayette, LA to Kansas City, MO: 559 miles, 3 states, 173 numbered exits.

Drive I-49 with the clock runningThe whole system
559Miles
281Drivable in one run
3States
74Exits on the line
1Rest areas

The states, in order

south to north

The weather on I-49 now

NDFD · Friday, October 2

At 10 p.m. CDT, temperatures on I-49 run from 73°F near Ville Platte to 79°F near Alexandria, under mostly cloudy skies on average. Wind is light, gusting no higher than 11 mph anywhere on the road. Over the next 24 hours, rain is forecast on about 282 miles of it, the most, 0.69″, near Bunkie, LA.

Read from the National Weather Service’s NDFD forecast grid at 2.5 km, sampled every eight miles along the pavement (run 10/03 01Z). The page is rebuilt every hour.

LafayetteKansas City

Along I-49, mile by mile

northbound from Lafayette · now and the next 24 hours
WhereStateNowSkyWindNext 24 hours
Mile 0 · Lafayette, LAExit 1A · Pont des Mouton RoadLA76°Partly cloudy5 mph, gusts 11rain 0.59″
Mile 20 · Opelousas, LAExit 19 · Baton Rouge / OpelousasLA74°Partly cloudy3 mph, gusts 10rain 0.53″
Mile 40 · Ville Platte, LAExit 40 · Ville PlatteLA75°Mostly cloudy2 mph, gusts 9rain 0.58″
Mile 60 · Lecompte, LAExit 61 · Meeker / Turkey CreekLA75°Mostly cloudy2 mph, gusts 8rain 0.69″
Mile 80 · Alexandria, LAExit 81 · Sugarhouse RoadLA74°Partly cloudy2 mph, gusts 8rain 0.48″
Mile 100 · Alexandria, LAExit 103LA75°Partly cloudy2 mph, gusts 8rain 0.32″
Mile 120 · Natchitoches, LAExit 119 · Cloutierville / GorumLA76°Partly cloudy0 mph, gusts 7rain 0.19″
Mile 140 · Natchitoches, LAExit 142 · Posey RoadLA78°Partly cloudy1 mph, gusts 8rain 0.16″
Mile 160 · Coushatta, LAExit 162LA79°Mostly cloudy2 mph, gusts 9rain 0.12″
Mile 180 · Shreveport, LAExit 186LA78°Mostly cloudy5 mph, gusts 10rain 0.09″
Mile 200 · Shreveport, LAExit 203 · Hollywood Avenue / Pierremont RoadLA77°Mostly cloudy6 mph, gusts 11rain 0.03″
Mile 220 · Shreveport, LAExit 223 · MooringsportLA74°Mostly cloudy3 mph, gusts 10rain 0.03″
Mile 240 · Ida, LAExit 245 · Rodessa / IdaLA73°Overcast3 mph, gusts 10rain 0.03″
Mile 260 · Texarkana, TXExit 18 · North Fouke RoadAR73°Mostly cloudy5 mph, gusts 11rain 0.03″
Mile 280 · Texarkana, TXExit 42 · Texarkana / Ashdown / Fort SmithAR74°Overcast6 mph, gusts 11rain 0.06″
Mile 281 · Texarkana, TXExit 42 · Texarkana / Ashdown / Fort SmithAR74°Overcast6 mph, gusts 11rain 0.06″

I-49 is not continuous: these miles follow its longest drivable run, and 278 more miles are signed in 1 separate piece.

The exits

numbered by milepost, in order along the road
All 74 exits on I-49, state by state