Is it good to coat in Lafayette, LA this week?
A live 7-day go/no-go calendar for epoxy & resin floors in Lafayette, built from the local forecast against the 5°F-above-dew-point rule. We lead with the signal a weather app misses: overnight condensation risk.
- Dew margin
- 0.5°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 9%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 0.5°F of the 77°F dew point (low 77°F, 3% cloud, 5 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- -0.5°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 5%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within -0.5°F of the 74°F dew point (low 73°F, 0% cloud, 4 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 0.1°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 7%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 0.1°F of the 74°F dew point (low 74°F, 6% cloud, 6 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 4.5°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 3%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 4.5°F of the 72°F dew point (low 77°F, 19% cloud, 5 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 1.8°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 27%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 1.8°F of the 74°F dew point (low 76°F, 6% cloud, 2 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 2.4°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 12%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 2.4°F of the 73°F dew point (low 76°F, 0% cloud, 6 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 6.6°F
- Overnight dew
- Low
- Rain
- 8%
- Window
- —
Too hot — high of 95°F is well over the 86°F ceiling; the film skins over before it can level or adhere.
- High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 0.5°F of the 77°F dew point (low 77°F, 3% cloud, 5 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Too hot — high of 93°F is well over the 86°F ceiling; the film skins over before it can level or adhere.
- Humidity peaks at 98% — well above the 85% ceiling; cure stalls and moisture gets trapped.
Hold off. These are forecast numbers — confirm the surface temperature on-site before you start.
Why these thresholds
Installing within 5°F of the dew point causes amine blush / carbamation — a cloudy, greasy, hazed floor. The slab surface temp, not the air, is what counts.
- • Surface temp must stay 5°F above the dew point through application and cure (ASTM D3276 / ISO 8502-42).
- • Air + surface in the 50–86°F band (low-temp lines to 50°F).
- • Humidity under 85%; ideally under 80%.
- • No rain for 24h after application.
- • We use the forecast ground-surface temperature as a surface-temp proxy — confirm on-site with an IR thermometer.
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