Lake Charles, LA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny 51°F
Feels Like 51°F  
Humidity 98% Dew Point 51°F Wind S 3 MPH Gusts 5 Barometer 30.04 in.
Solar Rad 98 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 3.9 mi. SW of central Lake Charles
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Mostly Cloudy, High 72F, Low 42F
72
42
ThuDec 11
Thu Dec 11: Sunny, High 64F, Low 49F
64
49
FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Mostly Sunny, High 75F, Low 57F
75
57
SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Mostly Sunny, High 75F, Low 55F
75
55
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Partly Sunny, High 66F, Low 40F
66
40
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Partly Sunny, High 61F, Low 47F
61
47
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Showers, High 65F
20%
65
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Variable high temperatures through the week, ranging from 61°F to 75°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°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

1946 - The temperature at New York City soared to 70 degrees.

More on this and other weather history

Lake Charles, LA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 10

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Dec 11

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday Dec 12

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday Dec 13

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 5 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday Dec 14

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Monday Dec 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Tuesday Dec 16

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.


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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