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Lake Charles, Louisiana

Current Conditions

 
Temp: 75°
Dew Point: 75°
Humidity: 100%
Wind: Calm
Visibility: 7.0 miles
Pressure: 29.88 in. 0
Sky: Mostly Cloudy

 

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Almanac

Average High: 91°

Average Low: 74°

Record high/year: 103° (1925)

Record low/year: 61° (1911)

Sunrise: 6:43 AM

Sunset: 7:48 PM

Detailed History

Sun and Moon

Sunrise: 06:43 AM (CDT)

Moon Rise: 09:55 PM (CDT)

Sunset: 07:48 PM (CDT)

Moon Set: 10:23 AM (CDT)

Moon Phase

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Local Radar

Local Satellite


Nowcast as of 2:04 am CDT on August 20, 2008

Now

Through 3 am...scattered showers across Cameron and Vermilion parishes will move north at 15 mph...affecting areas from Hackberry and Lake Charles areas...as well as Intracoastal City. Expect a tenth to as much as a quarter of an inch within this activity. Elsewhere...patchy light rain will form and dissipate across southeast Texas and the remainder of central and southcentral Louisiana.


 

Next 12 Hours

 
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Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database


5-Day Forecast

Wednesday Thunderstorm Hi 83° Lo 72° T-storms
Thursday Chance of a Thunderstorm Hi 88° Lo 72° Chance of T-storms
Friday Chance of a Thunderstorm Hi 90° Lo 74° Chance of T-storms
Saturday Chance of a Thunderstorm Hi 92° Lo 74° Chance of T-storms
Sunday Chance of a Thunderstorm Hi 92° Lo 74° Chance of T-storms

 

Forecast for Calcasieu

Updated: 10:08 PM CDT on August 19, 2008

Rest of Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

 

Wednesday

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

 

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s inland...in the upper 70s coast. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

 

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

 

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s inland...in the mid 70s coast. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

 

Friday

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90.

 

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.

 

Saturday

Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.

 

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.

 

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.

 

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.

 

Monday

Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.

 

Monday Night

Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.

 

Tuesday

Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.

 

 

Personal Weather Stations

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Location: APRSWXNET Lake Charles LA US, Lake Charles, LA

Updated: 2:49 AM CDT

Temperature: 75 °F Dew Point: 72 °F Humidity: 90% Wind: Calm Pressure: 29.85 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Heat Index: 74 °F Historical Graphs

Location: Bayouwood, Lake Charles, LA

Updated: 3:03 AM CDT

Temperature: 75.4 °F Dew Point: 73 °F Humidity: 91% Wind: Calm Pressure: 29.84 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Heat Index: 75 °F Historical Graphs

Location: RAWS CAMERON LA US, Lake Charles, LA

Updated: 2:24 AM CDT

Temperature: 76 °F Dew Point: 76 °F Humidity: 100% Wind: SE at 5 mph Pressure: - Hourly Precipitation: 0.07 in Heat Index: 75 °F Historical Graphs

Location: Sulphurwx.co.cc, Sulphur, LA

Updated: 3:02 AM CDT

Temperature: 75.0 °F Dew Point: 72 °F Humidity: 91% Wind: East at 4.6 mph Pressure: 30.17 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Heat Index: 74 °F Historical Graphs

Location: Big Lake, LA

Updated: 3:03 AM CDT

Temperature: 71.0 °F Dew Point: 68 °F Humidity: 89% Wind: ENE at 2.0 mph Pressure: 29.96 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.02 in Heat Index: - Historical Graphs

Location: MesoWest E.DeQuincy LA US UPR, Dequincy, LA

Updated: 2:00 AM CDT

Temperature: 76 °F Dew Point: - Humidity: - Wind: Calm Pressure: - Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Heat Index: 74 °F Historical Graphs

Location: RAWS LACASSINE LA US, Lacassine, LA

Updated: 2:46 AM CDT

Temperature: 76 °F Dew Point: 76 °F Humidity: 100% Wind: NE at 3 mph Pressure: - Hourly Precipitation: 0.10 in Heat Index: 75 °F Historical Graphs

MSN Maps of:

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NWS Forecaster Discussion




355 
fxus64 klch 200258 
afdlch 


Area forecast discussion 
National Weather Service Lake Charles la 
958 PM CDT Tuesday Aug 19 2008 


Update...little change from the previous. The weak front is 
washing out near the coast while the upper closed low continues 
over North Texas and will keep the moisture pump going through the 
night, mixing Gulf moisture with Pacific moisture into the upper levels. 
Periods of light rain and embedded thunderstorms will continue 
into Wednesday and Thursday as well. 


&& 


Preliminary point temps/pops... 
klch 73 84 73 88 73 / 60 70 50 50 30 
kbpt 73 84 73 88 74 / 60 70 50 50 30 
kaex 72 84 71 88 72 / 50 60 50 50 30 
klft 73 85 73 88 73 / 50 50 50 50 30 


&& 


Lch watches/warnings/advisories... 
la...none. 
Texas...none. 
GM...none. 
&& 


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