Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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Spot Forecast for 4 Beach...USFWS
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
552 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 CDT on August 21.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
Please contact our office at (337) 477-5285, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.
.DISCUSSION...
A weak frontal boundary will stall across central Louisiana today.
The proximity of this boundary combined with a very tropical air mass
in place across the region will result in numerous thunderstorms across
the area. The highest precipitation chances will be from 11 AM through 7 PM,
but some storms may continue overnight into Friday. These storms will be capable
of frequent lightning and periods of torrential rainfall. Probability of lightning
within 10 miles of site is 70%. Outside of storms, light, northwesterly winds will
prevail at or under 5 MPH and minimum RH values will be around 55-60%.
Fog is not expected tonight. Probability of fog is less than 10%.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 91.
Min humidity........62 percent.
Eye level winds.....North winds around 4 mph shifting to the
northeast early in the afternoon, then shifting
to the north late in the afternoon shifting to
the east late in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 6 mph shifting to the
northeast early in the afternoon, then shifting
to the north late in the afternoon shifting to
the east late in the afternoon. Gusty and
erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........48 29 29 32 33 34 47 44 47 54 52 54
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC LKY CHC
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC LKY CHC
Temp............78 77 78 80 83 86 89 91 91 91 89 88
RH..............91 90 94 91 82 72 66 62 62 62 66 68
20 FT wind dir..N N N N N N N N NE NW N E
20 FT wind spd..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT wind gust.9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8
Eye lvl wnd dir.N N N N N N N N NE NW N E
Eye lvl wnd spd.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Eye lvl wnd gst.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of
showers in the evening and overnight. Chance of
thunderstorms through the night. Showers likely
after 3 am.
Min temperature.....Around 76.
Max humidity........97 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northeast winds up to 4 mph shifting to the
northwest around 3 mph late in the evening,
then shifting to the east late in the evening
shifting to the north up to 4 mph late in the
evening.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the
northwest around 5 mph late in the evening,
then shifting to the east late in the evening
shifting to the northeast 5 to 6 mph late in
the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected
near thunderstorms.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........74 75 63 63 65 56 59 62 55 47 54 63
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Temp............87 85 83 82 80 79 79 78 78 79 78 77
RH..............70 75 80 82 88 91 91 94 91 88 91 90
20 FT wind dir..NE E NE NW E NE NE NE N N N N
20 FT wind spd..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
20 FT wind gust.8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Eye lvl wnd dir.NE E NE NW E NE NE NE N N N N
Eye lvl wnd spd.4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Eye lvl wnd gst.5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Showers with
thunderstorms likely.
Max temperature.....Around 88.
Min humidity........68 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the
east in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 6 mph. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms early in the
morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
thunderstorms in the late morning and
afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........73 60 71 68 65 67 68 70 67 63 60 64
Weather cov.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
Temp............76 76 78 81 84 86 87 88 88 88 88 87
RH..............94 97 97 88 80 72 72 70 68 68 68 70
20 FT wind dir..N NE N N NE NE NE E E E SE E
20 FT wind spd..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT wind gust.8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8
Eye lvl wnd dir.N NE N N NE NE NE E E E SE E
Eye lvl wnd spd.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Eye lvl wnd gst.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5
$$
Forecaster...JONES
Requested by...Jon King
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520360.0/LCH
.DELDT 08/21/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jon_king@fws.gov