Lake Charles, LA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (70601)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 86°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 86°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1987 - A blast of cold arctic air hit the north central U.S. An afternoon thunderstorm slickened the streets of Duluth MN with hail and snow, and later in the afternoon, strong northerly winds reached 70 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the Pacific northwest. Afternoon highs of 90 degrees at Olympia WA, 92 degrees at Portland OR, and 89 degrees at Seattle WA, were records for the month of October. For Seattle WA it marked the twenty- first daily record high for the year, a record total in itself.
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Lake Charles 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Oct 1
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Thursday Oct 2
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Oct 3
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Oct 4
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Oct 5
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Oct 6
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:07 AM
Sunset 6:59 PM
Last Light 7:23 PM
Moonset 1:11 AM
Close Tide Stations
Lake Charles
(1.3 miles away)
Calcasieu Ship Channel, Bulk Terminal
(6 miles away)
Contiguous United States Extremes
Wed's High Temperature
101 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY and 2 Miles East Of Alfred, NY
Weather Folklore
When frogs jump across the road, they are looking for rain.
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About Lake Charles, Louisiana
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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