Observed 6:20 AM CDT at KLCH

Prien, LA weather

Foggy and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 6 PM
Visibility: 3 mi5 km; Fog · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
Humidity: 100%; Air 57°14°, dew point 57°14° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 68Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
High 84°29° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 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 60°16° by 5 AM · 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 6a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	14%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	10%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	7%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	5%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	66%	1%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	1%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	0%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	37%	0%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	40%	9%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	4%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	13%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	76%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	21%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	27%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	19%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	81%	26%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	57%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	48%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	58%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	46%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	55%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	51%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	57%	47%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	53%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	46%	75%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	79%	6
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	84%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	38%	83%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	34%	82%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	85%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	40%	89%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	89%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	93%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 56°13°. Typical 80°27° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly 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
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 79°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 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°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 62°17°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. 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, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  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 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°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 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.51 in13 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 68°20°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Rain 1.3 in33 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
76°24°–85°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 70°21°. Typical 77°25° / 54°12°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°24°
  20% chance
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
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 54°12°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 80°27°, low 69°21°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 59°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 59°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 80–83°.

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

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 343 cfs

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Calcasieu River at White Oak Park

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 2,750 cfs

Forecast peak 1.3 ft Tue 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:35 AM · NWS gauge page

Contraband Bayou at Common Street

4.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5:40 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Bayou D'Inde at Wright Road

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:50 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 28% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 16

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 AM–11:00 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

Prien 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 7:06–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:57 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

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

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

Prien, 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

Little Bayou D'Inde at Wright 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? Unknown

Moon