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Iowa, LA Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Lake Charles Regional Airport · 32 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
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Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
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Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 55. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now63°
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- 9 AM63°
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- 11 AM73°
- 12 PM78°
- 1 PM82°
- 2 PM84°
- 3 PM84°
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- 6 PM79°
- 7 PM75°
- 8 PM71°
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Daily forecast
Details- WedOct 21Sunny53°81°
- TodayOct 22Sunny54°84°
- FriOct 23Sunny55°84°
- SatOct 24Sunny53°82°
- SunOct 25Sunny55°80°
- MonOct 26Mostly Sunny55°82°
- TueOct 27Mostly Sunny56°82°
- WedOct 28Mostly sunny62°78°
- ThuOct 29Partly cloudy56°74°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
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Air quality
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Forecast
- ThuModerate (61)
- FriModerate (67)
- SatModerate (64)
Lake Charles, LA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyLake Charles Area, records since 1895. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Lake Charles 19 km
- Sulphur 35 km
- Moss Bluff 19 km
- Jennings 34 km
- Prien 26 km
- Carlyss 36 km
- Westlake 23 km
- Vinton 55 km
- Welsh 18 km
- DeQuincy 47 km
- Lake Arthur 37 km
- Kinder 32 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in LCH, issued 5 hrs ago
Key Messages
- No precipitation is expected through late next week.
- Temperatures will fall into the 50s each night and warm into the low to mid 80s each afternoon.
- Wildfire risk will remain elevated through early next week in response to ongoing drought conditions and afternoon relative humidity dropping to 20-35% each day.
Discussion
(This evening through next Wednesday) Issued at 1200 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026
As far as unchanging forecasts go, this one could be a whole lot worse. A gradient aloft between ridging centered over northern Mexico and subtropical storm Josephine off the New England coast will continue to advect very dry air through the region today and Friday keeping skies mostly clear. This ridge will gradually slide northeast becoming centered directly overhead this weekend through the middle of next week. At the surface, broad high pressure extending across much of the eastern CONUS will maintain light northeasterly to easterly winds.
While afternoon highs will climb into the low to mid 80s each day amidst abundant sunshine, the clear skies and light winds will support good radiational cooling each night dropping lows into the 50s each night.
The combination of worsening drought across the region and afternoon relative humidities dropping into the 20-35% range will continue to elevate the wildfire risk across the region through the weekend.
The latest iteration of the Drought Monitor has expanded the "Extreme Drought" designation across much of Calcasieu, Beauregard, Vernon, Rapides Jeff Davis and Allen parishes in southwest and central Louisiana. Much of the rest of the region remains in an "Severe Drought" category. With no rain expected over the next seven days, anticipate some of these areas being elevated to "Exceptional Drought" next week, the highest category of drought.
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Aviation
(00Z TAFS) Issued at 609 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026
Light and variable winds mainly out of the east along with clear skies will prevail through the period as high pressure maintains control.
Marine
Issued at 1200 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026
Light winds and low seas will prevail today and Friday. Easterly to southeasterly winds will increase Saturday into early next week as weak surface disturbance moves from east to west along the northern gulf coast. Seas will climb to 2-4 feet across the nearshore waters and from 4-9 feet from 20 to 60 miles offshore. No precipitation is expected with this disturbance. Winds and seas will relax beginning Tuesday.
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