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Lake Charles, LA weather

It is 66°F at Lake Charles Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 12:55 AM CDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 63°F, 3% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 12:45 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:20 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

66°F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

—

Humidity 94% · dew point 64°F

Pressure · visibility

30.16 inHg

Visibility —

Observed at Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH), Oct 28, 12:55 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Lake Charles forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LCH forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the LCH office near Lake Charles.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Louisiana.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Lake Charles (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM66°FMostly Cloudy3% 0 mph
Wed 2 AM66°FPartly Cloudy3% 0 mph
Wed 3 AM66°FPartly Cloudy3% 0 mph
Wed 4 AM65°FPartly Cloudy2% 0 mph
Wed 5 AM65°FMostly Cloudy2% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM64°FMostly Sunny3% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM64°FMostly Sunny3%E 5 mph
Wed 8 AM63°FMostly Sunny2%E 5 mph
Wed 9 AM68°FMostly Sunny2%E 5 mph
Wed 10 AM73°FSunny2%E 5 mph
Wed 11 AM77°FSunny2%E 5 mph
Wed 12 PM80°FSunny2%E 5 mph
Wed 1 PM82°FSunny2%E 5 mph
Wed 2 PM83°FMostly Sunny2%E 5 mph
Wed 3 PM83°FMostly Sunny2%E 5 mph
Wed 4 PM84°FMostly Sunny2%E 5 mph
Wed 5 PM83°FMostly Sunny2%E 5 mph
Wed 6 PM82°FMostly Clear1%SE 5 mph
Wed 7 PM78°FMostly Clear0%SE 5 mph
Wed 8 PM73°FPartly Cloudy0%S 5 mph
Wed 9 PM70°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM68°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM67°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM66°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Lake Charles can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 63°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 0 mph.

Wednesday

High 85°F·Low 61°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday

High 85°F·Low 63°F

Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 84°F·Low 68°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

High 84°F·Low 67°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday

High 85°F·Low 67°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Monday

High 84°F·Low 66°F

A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

High 81°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Lake Charles is served by the National Weather Service LCH forecast office, forecast zone LAZ241, county zone LAC019.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Lake Charles (30.1990, -93.2108), in Calcasieu Parish. Population: 81,157 (2024 estimate), number 5 of the 17 Louisiana cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KLCH. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/30.199,-93.2108 (forecast issued Oct 28, 12:45 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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