Lake Charles, LA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Cold Weather Advisory - Freeze Watch - Wind Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 45°F
Feels Like 36°F  
Humidity 81% Dew Point 39°F Wind NNE 23 MPH Gusts 31 Barometer 30.42 in.
Solar Rad 103 w/m2 Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 3.3 mi. E of central Lake Charles
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Partly Sunny, High 54F, Low 27F
54
27
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Sunny, High 51F, Low 35F
51
35
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Partly Sunny, High 62F, Low 51F
62
51
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Showers, High 71F, Low 58F
30%
71
58
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Sprinkles, High 77F, Low 55F
77
55
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Sunny, High 71F, Low 54F
71
54
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Partly Sunny, High 74F
74
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 54°F to a low of 51°F mid-week, then warm to 77°F. Some rain possible with at least 2 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 2°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 64°F with lows around 44°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A powerful storm spread heavy snow from the Southern High Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley, and produced severe thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley. During the evening a tornado hit West Memphis TN killing six persons and injuring two hundred others. The tornado left 1500 persons homeless, and left all of the residents of Crittendon County without electricity. Kansas City MO was blanketed with 10.8 inches of snow, a 24 hour record for December, and snowfall totals in the Oklahoma panhandle ranged up to 14 inches. Strong winds, gusting to 63 mph at Austin TX, ushered arctic cold into the Great Plains, and caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Lake Charles, LA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 51. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind.

Tuesday Dec 16

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Showers

Day: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sprinkles

Night: A chance of sprinkles before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Sprinkles

Day: A chance of sprinkles. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sprinkles

Night: A chance of sprinkles before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Saturday Dec 20

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.


About Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles (French: Lac-Charles) is the fifth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu Parish, it is a major industrial, cultural, and educational center in the southwest region of the state. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Lake Charles's population was 84,872. The city and metropolitan area of Lake Charles is considered a regionally significant center of petrochemical refining, gambling, tourism, and education, being home to McNeese State University and Sowela Technical Community College. Because of the lakes and waterways throughout the city, metropolitan Lake Charles is often called the "Lake Area".

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