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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH)

Lat: 30.13°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 7ft.

84°F

29°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	SW 7 mph
Barometer	29.97 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint	80°F (27°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Heat Index	97°F (36°C)
Last update	23 Aug 12:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Iowa LA

Heat Advisory August 23, 11:00am until August 23, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 78 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 97 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 79 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 96 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 79 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 95 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 78 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 95 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 79 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Clear, with a low around 78. West wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 110. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind around 5 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.