Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads
Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays (GMZ436) Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Last Update: 140 AM CST Thu Feb 26 2026 | |
Today: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Tonight: South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog. Friday: North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Friday Night: Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Saturday: East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Saturday Night: Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Sunday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Sunday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Monday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Monday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays (GMZ436) | |
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