Observed 7:20 PM CDT at KLCH

Gillis, LA weather

Clear and 70°21°.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 61°16°; Sticky · down to 52°11° by 3 AM (comfortable)
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 50Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (74°23° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 51°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 81°27° tomorrow at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (77°25° → 65°18°)
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 82°28° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	7%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	10%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	68%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	14%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	22%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	20%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	17%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	61%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	55%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	72%	44%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	48%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	51%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	57%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	34%	79%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	31%	64%	6
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	31%	82%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	29%	81%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	34%	81%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	36%	93%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	89%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	93%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	62%	91%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	92%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	93%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	94%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	89%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	39%	79%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	34%	62%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	32%	44%	5
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	32%	69%	4
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	38%	2
Mon 6p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	64%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 84°29°, low 51°11°. Typical 78°26° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy fog between 2am and 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 54°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 78°26° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 53°12°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 77°25° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 53°12°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 77°25° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 52°11°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 57°14°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 56°13°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 84°29°).
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 76°24° / 51°11°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 51°11°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 76°24° / 51°11°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 76°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 71°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
81°27°–89°32°
Low, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 51°11°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 85°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 86°30°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
81°27°–89°32°
Low, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 65°18°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–92°33°
Low, likely
52°11°–71°22°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 55°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 82–85°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LCH) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Calcasieu River at White Oak Park

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 2,440 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5:40 PM · NWS gauge page

Calcasieu River near Kinder

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 248 cfs

Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Indian Bayou at Coffey Road

4.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5:25 PM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Calcasieu River at Dunn Ferry Road

5.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 6:05 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 527% more cooling than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 2

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 61°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Moss Bluff 2 Nnw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2008–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Gillis weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 11 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:47 PM; Morning 7:06–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:56 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:38 PM–6:57 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Gillis. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,100 ft, 10 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Gillis, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Calcasieu River at White Oak Park

Calcasieu River near Kinder

Indian Bayou at Coffey Road

West Fork Calcasieu River at Dunn Ferry Road

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon