
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles is expecting a stormy weather pattern late Wednesday into Thursday. Between one to two inches of rain is expected area-wide, with locally higher amounts possible. In addition, there is a slight risk for strong to severe storms early Thursday, especially in southeast Texas and parts of southwest and central Louisiana.
Wednesday
Showers likely after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
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