Lake Charles

Weather in Lake Charles, live

The weather over Lake Charles as it is measured right now, from radar and the airport reports at Chenault Intl and Lake Charles Rgnl, beside the forecast model’s temperature and wind. Each layer says which it is.

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Right now · as of

  • KCWF Chenault Intl, 6 km: 16 °C (61 °F), wind from 010° at 3 kt, visibility 10+ miles · VFR · 19 minutes ago
  • KLCH Lake Charles Rgnl, 10 km: 17 °C (62 °F), wind from 040° at 3 kt, visibility 10+ miles, cloud base 6,000 ft · VFR · 21 minutes ago
  • KUXL Sulphur/Southland Fld, 19 km: 19 °C (65 °F), wind calm, visibility 10+ miles · VFR · 79 minutes ago
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What the map shows over Lake Charles

  • Rain radarMeasuredLake Charles is inside RainViewer’s radar coverage. Frames every 10 minutes for the last 2 hours.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • LightningMeasuredLake Charles is inside the area NOAA’s lightning layer covers, the Americas and the Pacific. Strike density every 15 minutes.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Temperature mapForecast modelNOAA’s GFS model on a 0.25° grid, points about 25 km apart: the forecast for now, not a thermometer reading.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Wind mapForecast modelWind 10 metres up from the same model, so it smooths over streets and hills.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Severe weather alertsOfficial warningsActive alerts from the US National Weather Service, each pinned as one point.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Airport weather (METAR)MeasuredThe latest reports from Chenault Intl (KCWF), 6 km away, Lake Charles Rgnl (KLCH), 10 km away and Sulphur/Southland Fld (KUXL), 19 km away, usually every hour.Open on the mapAbout this layer

Good to know

  • Radar, lightning and airport reports are measurements. Temperature and wind are a forecast model’s values for the nearest hour, which can differ from what a thermometer in Lake Charles reads.
  • Radar detail stops at about zoom 7 and lightning at zoom 8, so the weather of a single street isn’t resolved.
  • For a picture of conditions, not for safety decisions: follow the warnings of your local weather service.

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