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Severe Weather, Excessive Rainfall and Heat Concerns This Weekend

Clusters of showers and strong to severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the southern Plains today, then tracking into the Lower Mississippi Valley. The greatest hazards today will be from large hail and damaging wind gusts. Elsewhere, excessive rainfall and flooding concerns across portions of the Plains and Midwest today. Excessive heat continues across Puerto Rico this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH)

Lat: 30.13°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 7ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed SW 14 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1011.7 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index92°F (33°C)
Last update 10 Jun 12:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lake Charles LA

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 97. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

    High: 92 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

    Low: 73 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 91 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 75 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

    High: 92 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 75 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 92 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 78 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 93 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 97. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 79.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 79.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
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Point Forecast:
Lake Charles LA
 30.22°N 93.21°W
Last Update:
1:16 pm CDT Jun 10, 2023
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Jun 10, 2023-6pm CDT Jun 16, 2023
 
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