| NWS Forecast for: Rapides Parish Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Last Update: 111 PM CST Tue Jan 20 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Wednesday: Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. Thursday Night: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Friday: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Temperature falling into the lower 50s in the afternoon. Friday Night: Cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers likely with freezing rain after midnight. Much colder with lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Saturday: Rain showers and freezing rain. Much cooler. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Saturday Night: Freezing rain with rain showers likely in the evening, then freezing rain likely after midnight. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of freezing rain. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Cold with highs in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows around 20. Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Monday Night And Tuesday: Mostly clear. Lows around 15. Highs in the lower 40s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Rapides Parish | |
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