7-Day Zone Forecast for Rapides Parish (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Rapides Parish
Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA
Last Update: 1210 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026




Today: Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Colder with lows in the mid 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 18. North winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

Sunday: Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night And Monday: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 60.

Monday Night And Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s.

Tuesday Night: Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the mid 30s.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.







Zone Forecast: Rapides Parish

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