Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH)

Lat: 30.13°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 7ft.

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 78°F (26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index97°F (36°C)
Last update 27 Aug 12:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Jennings LA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm.  Patchy fog between 9am and 10am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 91 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then T-storms
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.
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Point Forecast:
Jennings LA
 30.23°N 92.66°W
1:20 am CDT Aug 27, 2026
1am CDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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