Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Country
A frontal boundary will slowly move eastward and clear most of the eastern seaboard by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will accompany this front alongside the threat of heavy rainfall; These threats may linger along the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Meanwhile, record spring-like warmth is forecast, mainly east of the Mississippi River, this weekend into next week. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ475) Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Last Update: 1232 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2026 | |
| Tonight: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this evening. Patchy dense fog. Sunday: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave detail: south 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy dense fog. Sunday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Monday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 7 seconds. Monday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 7 seconds. Tuesday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Tuesday Night: Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wednesday: South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Thursday: North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. Thursday Night: Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ475) | |
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