National Weather Service Forecast for: Lake Charles LA
Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA
Updated: 2:46 am CDT Sep 8, 2026
 
Today

Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Patchy Fog
then Chance
T-storms
 Tonight

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
 Wednesday

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
 Thursday

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
T-storms

 Friday

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Chance
T-storms

 Saturday

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
T-storms
Likely
Hi 95 °F Lo 76 °F Hi 93 °F Lo 76 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 76 °F Hi 90 °F Lo 77 °F Hi 90 °F

 

Today
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
 
 A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Sunday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Monday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Lake Charles LA.