Short-term forecastIssued by the National Weather Service at 8:57 am CST on January 6, 2009
Areas of light to moderate rain will spread across southeast Texas and southwest and central Louisiana through 10 am. This activity will be widespread across southeast Texas and western Louisiana...with coverage becoming patchy and isolated across south central Louisiana. Rainfall amounts of up to one quarter inch are possible. This activity extends over the coastal waters generally west of Grand Chenier. In addition...areas of fog will reduce visibility to less than 1 mile along the coast and over inland areas.
Current conditions
As of 9:15 AM CST at Lake Charles Regional, Louisiana
Light Rain
Temperature:
55°
Wind:
NW 6 mph
Dewpoint:
55°
Humidity:
100%
Visibility:
1.0 miles
Forecast
As of 4:03 am CST on January 6, 2009
Today...Areas of fog early in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Tonight...Mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy in the late evening and early morning then becoming mostly clear late. Breezy...colder. Lows in the lower 40s inland...in the upper 40s coast. West winds 10 to 20 mph inland... west 15 to 25 mph coast.
Wednesday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Inland...west winds 10 to 15 mph. Coast...northwest winds 15 to 25 mph in the morning becoming west and decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.