| NWS Forecast for: Rapides Parish Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Last Update: 306 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph this evening, becoming light and variable. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. Sunday: Sunny with highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 105. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Monday: Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Tuesday: Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 105. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. Wednesday Through Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105. Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. | |
| Zone Forecast: Rapides Parish | |
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