Observed 4:10 PM CDT at KLCH

Welsh, LA weather

Sunny and 84°29°.

Mostly agree

Now 84°29°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the east-southeast. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 5 PM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Was high 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 83°28° · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 3 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 81°27° 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 4p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	33%	6%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	12%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	11%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	51%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	27%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	23%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	86%	26%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	49%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	50%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	53%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	57%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	60%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	63%	6
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	35%	79%	6
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	35%	73%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	34%	83%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	38%	80%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	80%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	90%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	79%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	98%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	80%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	85%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	80%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	78%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	79%	6
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	33%	41%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 52°11°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°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 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°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 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  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, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. 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°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 58°14°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°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 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 62°17°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
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 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 85°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 75°24° / 53°12°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°20°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°30°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
81°27°–89°32°
Low, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 53°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 85°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 75°24° / 53°12°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 86°30°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 77°25°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–89°32°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 53°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 75°24° / 53°12°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–85°29°
Low, likely
52°11°–72°22°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 53°12°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 81–85°.

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

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 186 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Calcasieu River at White Oak Park

19 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

Calcasieu River near Kinder

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 251 cfs

Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Bayou Nezpique at Basile

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 62% 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–11:00 PM

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 5°3° 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

Welsh 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: 5:58–6:45 PM; Morning 7:04–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:55 PM; Morning 6:55–7:04 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 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 west from Welsh. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Welsh, 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

Calcasieu River at White Oak Park

Calcasieu River near Kinder

Bayou Nezpique at Basile

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