Lake Charles, Louisiana

Local Time: 8:08 AM CST (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 30.2° N 93.2° W (Google Map)

Active Advisory: Flood Warning (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Lake Charles, Louisiana (Airport)

Updated: 7:48 AM CST on November 21, 2009

55 °F

Overcast

Humidity:	94%
Dew Point:	54 °F
Wind:	10 mph from the NE
Pressure:	29.94 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Mostly Cloudy 3300 ft Overcast 3800 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	16 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KCWF)
Wind Speed:	9.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	40° (NE)
Ceiling:	3300 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Lake Charles	55 °F	Overcast	7:48 AM CST
	Lake Charles Regional	55 °F	Overcast	7:53 AM CST
	Sulphur	55 °F	Overcast	7:40 AM CST

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KLCH)

69 °F

48 °F

Record (KLCH)

89 °F (1896)

29 °F (1937)

Yesterday

60 °F

54 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 8

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
South Timbalier	71°F
Fourchon	66°F
Boothville	64°F
New Orleans Lakefront	63°F
New Orleans	62°F

State Lows:
Ruston	51°F
Barksdale AFB	51°F
Natchitoches	51°F
Fort Polk	52°F
Monroe	53°F

Astronomy

November 21, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:43 AM CST

5:13 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:17 AM CST

5:39 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

5:48 AM CST

6:08 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:19 AM CST

6:37 PM CST

Moon

10:48 AM CST

9:28 PM CST

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 21m

Length of Day

10h 30m

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Waxing Crescent, 21% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Lake Charles, LA

55 °F

Overcast

at 7:48 AM CST

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 70601

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
58° F \| 47° F	63° F \| 45° F	70° F \| 52° F	70° F \| 47° F	65° F \| 43° F
Rain 70% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Chance of Rain 20% chance of precipitation	Clear
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Cooler than yesterday.

Nowcast as of 7:49 am CST on November 21, 2009

Now

Through 10 am...areas of light to moderate rain will continue to move northeast across southeast Texas...central and southwest Louisiana and the adjacent coastal waters out 60 nm. Over inland areas...the heaviest rains will occur across interior southeast Texas...generally north of a Kountze to Bon Weir line...and across portions of south central Louisiana. Rainfall rates of up to three quarters of an inch will be possible in these areas...with lighter amounts expected elsewhere. Over the coastal waters...rainfall will be light to moderate with embedded heavier showers. Rainfall rates of up to an inch per hour can be expected within these heavier showers...lowering visibilities to less than one mile.

Forecast for Calcasieu

Updated: 4:21 am CST on November 21, 2009
	Today Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the morning...then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph along the coast. Chance of rain 70 percent in the morning decreasing to 50 percent in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Sunday Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
	Monday Sunny. Highs around 70. Southeast winds around 5 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
	Tuesday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
	Wednesday and Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
	Thanksgiving Day through Friday Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Colts vs. Ravens	1:00 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F
Redskins vs. Cowboys	12:00 PM CST on November 22, 2009	Clear, 59 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Tar Heels vs. Eagles	12:00 PM EST on November 21, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F
Terrapins vs. Seminoles	12:00 PM EST on November 21, 2009	Chance of Rain, 68 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Karlsruher SC vs. FC Hansa Rostock	1:00 PM CET on November 21, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 53° F/ 12° C
FSV Frankfurt vs. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	1:00 PM CET on November 21, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 59° F/ 15° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Chance of Rain, 83 °F
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Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

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Precipitation

Elevation

Updated

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Bayouwood, Lake Charles, LA

Congiundi Weather Station, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

53.8 °F

49 °F

85%

NE at 0.0 mph

29.91 in

0.00 in / hr

15 ft

8:05 AM CST

Normal

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APRSWXNET Lake Charles LA , Lake Charles, LA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

53 °F

51 °F

92%

NE at 3 mph

29.95 in

0.00 in / hr

22 ft

7:53 AM CST

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APRSWXNET Sulphur LA , Sulphur, LA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

52 °F

51 °F

98%

SE at 0 mph

30.21 in

0.00 in / hr

45 ft

7:47 AM CST

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Sulphur - Air Liquide, Sulphur, LA

Air Liquide - Sulphur LA 70665, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

54.7 °F

50 °F

85%

ENE at 7.0 mph

29.87 in

0.00 in / hr

25 ft

8:08 AM CST

Rapid Fire

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Sulphur, LA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

55.2 °F

55 °F

98%

North at 7.6 mph

29.97 in

0.00 in / hr

13 ft

8:08 AM CST

Rapid Fire

Big Lake, Big Lake, LA

biglake.us, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

54.0 °F

52 °F

93%

NNW at 13.0 mph

29.60 in

0.01 in / hr

10 ft

8:08 AM CST

Rapid Fire

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MesoWest E.DeQuincy , Dequincy, LA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

54 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

87 ft

7:05 AM CST

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RAWS LACASSINE LA, Lacassine, LA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

54 °F

100%

ENE at 12 mph

0.01 in / hr

4 ft

7:46 AM CST

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Warnings and Notices

	Flood Warning
Statement as of 7:23 PM CST on November 20, 2009 The Flood Warning continues for the Sabine River near Deweyville. * Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 6:45 PM Friday the stage was 24.3 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 24.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will remain between 24.0 and 24.5 feet for the next several days. * Impact... at 24.0 feet... minor lowland flooding will occur. Low-lying roads in southwestern Beauregard Parish... including Robert Clark Road will have water over them.