Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH)

Lat: 30.13°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 7ft.

Mostly Cloudy

66°F

19°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1009.9 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 8:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Vinton LA

Wind Advisory February 25, 09:44pm until February 26, 12:00am
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Wind Advisory
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    Wind Advisory February 25, 09:44pm until February 26, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Widespread dense fog, mainly between 9pm and 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Dense Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Widespread dense fog, mainly between 9pm and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Vinton LA
 30.24°N 93.5°W
6:45 pm CST Feb 25, 2026
9pm CST Feb 25, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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