Observed 3:50 PM CDT at KLCH

Lake Charles, LA weather

Sunny and 84°29°.

Mostly agree

Now 84°29°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 22 mph35 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 14 mph22 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Was high 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 58Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 58°14° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 9 PM

This afternoonNear 84°29° · Clear
TonightDown to 60°16° by 4 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 63°17° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 82°28° by 3 PM · Partly 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 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	30%	5%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	33%	11%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	9%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	9%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	14%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	23%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	22%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	73%	24%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	24%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	22%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	81%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	10%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	53%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	55%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	56%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	57%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	57%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	56%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	66%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	34%	66%	6
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	32%	67%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	31%	76%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	30%	82%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	33%	76%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	69%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	66%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	51%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	95%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	72%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	83%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	79%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	71%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	54%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	57%	6
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	47%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	33%	19%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 58°14°. Typical 80°27° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 57°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 79°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 64°18°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 63°17°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°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 84. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 62°17°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. 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 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
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
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 65°18°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.51 in13 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.51 in13 mm
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 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Rain 1.3 in32 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 71°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
76°24°–87°31°
Low, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 77°25° / 54°12°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 85°29°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 72°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 54°12°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 64°18°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°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
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–73°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 61°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 61°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 81–84°.

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 Saltwater Barrier

3.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 6,830 cfs

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Calcasieu River at White Oak Park

8.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 2,220 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:35 PM · NWS gauge page

Contraband Bayou at Common Street

1.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 3:25 PM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Calcasieu River at Gahgan Boat Launch

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 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 31% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 16

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–5:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Lake Charles Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1961–2026

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).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Lake Charles 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, 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:47 PM; Morning 7:06–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:56 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:56 PM–6 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 west from Lake Charles. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lake Charles, 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 Saltwater Barrier

Calcasieu River at White Oak Park

Contraband Bayou at Common Street

West Fork Calcasieu River at Gahgan Boat Launch

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