Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week
Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays (GMZ435) Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Last Update: 309 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 | |
| Tonight: West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. Sunday: Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. Sunday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Monday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Monday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Tuesday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Tuesday Night: Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Wednesday: Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Thursday: West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Thursday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays (GMZ435) | |
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