NWS Lake Charles

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Last Map Update: Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 12:18:24 am CDT

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Small Craft Advisory

Flood Watch

Rainfall Amounts

Active Pattern Into The Weekend

Excessive Rainfall and Severe Risk Friday

Heavy Rainfall Saturday

Seven Day Outlook

Small Craft Advisory

A FLOOD WATCH has been issued for all of southeast Texas, as well as central, south-central and southwest Louisiana. The watch is in effect from 7 AM Friday morning through 1 PM Saturday. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with localized amounts to 5 inches are expected. Don't forget - if traveling, Turn Around Don't Drown!

Chances favor 1.5 to 4 inches of widespread rainfall through the upcoming weekend. Locally higher amounts are possible in locations that receive repeated or training thunderstorms.

A disturbance moving across Texas into Louisiana will bring more widespread showers and storms to the area tonight through Saturday. There will be a risk for heavy rainfall that could lead to localized flash flooding as well as a few strong to severe storms, especially from Friday into Friday night.

For Friday into Friday night, there is a Slight Risk (level 2 out of 4) for heavy rainfall that could produce flash flooding. There is a Marginal Risk (level 1 out of 5) for severe weather, with the primary threats large hail or damaging wind gusts.

Widespread showers and storms will continue to move east on Saturday. Some storms could still produce heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding across portions of south central Louisiana and a Marginal Risk (level 1 out of 4) has been outlined for this area.

An active weather pattern is expected through much of the upcoming seven days. Temperatures are expected to remain above normal, with mild nights and warm afternoons.

A Small Craft Advisory is now in effect for the northwest Gulf along with inland lakes & coastal bays for easterly winds of 20 to 30 knots.

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*Hourly Weather Roundup ( )*
*Location*	*Sky/Weather*	*Temp*	*Dewpt*	RH	*Wind*	*Baro*	*Remarks*
Lake Charles	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abbeville	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alexandria	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beaumont	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
De Quincy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
De Ridder	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fort Johnson	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jasper	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jennings	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lafayette	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nederland/Port Arthur	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Iberia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oakdale	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Opelousas	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Orange	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Patterson	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pineville	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sulphur/Carlyss	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
"N/A" or "MISG" will be displayed if values are not available. In the LOCATION column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. In the WIND column, VRB is "variable" and G is "gust". Wind speeds are in MPH. In the BARO (pressure) column, values are in inches. In the REMARKS column, HX is "heat index", WCI is "wind chill index", and VSB is "visibility" (if shown).


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