Observed 2:45 PM CDT at KLCH

Lake Arthur, LA weather

Sunny and 84°29°.

Mostly agree

Now 84°29°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the east-southeast. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Was high 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (86°30° then, 83°28° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 82°28° · Clear
TonightDown to 57°14° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by 3 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 80°27° by 2 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 3p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	4%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	37%	12%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	11%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	18%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	15%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	11%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	73%	19%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	18%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	18%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	84%	21%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	21%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	16%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	41%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	56%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	60%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	60%	4
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	73%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	74%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	73%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	39%	75%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	70%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	61%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	45%	62%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	61%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	90%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	81%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	94%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	92%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	79%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	55%	71%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	69%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	61%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	61%	6

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 78°26° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 55°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 64°18°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 67°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 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 68°20°. Typical 75°24° / 53°12°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  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°–88°31°
Low, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 53°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 71°22°. Typical 75°24° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–89°32°
Low, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 53°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 75°24° / 53°12°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–74°23°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 53°12°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 59°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 59°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 79–85°.

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

Mermentau River at Mermentau

9.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 177 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Mermentau River at Lake Arthur

1.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 22.3 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Mermentau River at Lacassine Wildlife Refuge

8.3 mi

Level: 3.2 ft

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Queue De Tortue at Riceville

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 65% more cooling than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 6

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–1:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Jennings · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
+4°+2°SatOct 24

Lake Arthur weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:45 PM; Morning 7:03–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:54 PM; Morning 6:54–7:03 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:54 PM–6:55 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Lake Arthur. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lake Arthur, LA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mermentau River at Mermentau

Mermentau River at Lake Arthur

Mermentau River at Lacassine Wildlife Refuge

Bayou Queue De Tortue at Riceville

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