Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KLCH

Westlake, LA weather

Foggy and 57°14°.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
Visibility: 2 mi3 km; Fog · under 3 mi5 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 · +0.05 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (52°11° 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 56°13° 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 58°14° 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 7a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	19%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	18%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	8%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	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	49%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	1%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	34%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	4%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	13%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	75%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	21%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	28%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	18%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	25%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	29%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	48%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	57%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	58%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	55%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	46%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	46%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	53%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	45%	77%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	40%	79%	6
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	82%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	34%	84%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	33%	81%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	85%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	90%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	89%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	89%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	94%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 54°12°. Typical 80°27° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  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, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
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 57°14°. Typical 79°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°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, 57°14°
  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: 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
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°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, 62°17°
  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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  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 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°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 83.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 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 in33 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°20°
  20% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°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°–87°31°
Low, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 70°21°. Typical 77°25° / 54°12°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  20% chance
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°–86°30°
Low, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 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, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
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
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 80–84°.

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

2.8 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

9.0 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

West Fork Calcasieu River at Gahgan Boat Launch

2.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5:40 AM · NWS gauge page

Houston River at Anthony Ferry Road

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5:35 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 29% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 16

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

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

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 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

Westlake 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: 6:47–6:57 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:57 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

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

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

Westlake, 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

West Fork Calcasieu River at Gahgan Boat Launch

Houston River at Anthony 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