Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

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Lake Charles, LA Local Forecast Office

28NM W Morgan City LA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
High: 90 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Tonight
Low: 81 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Wednesday
High: 89 °F
⇑S 10kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 80 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Thursday
High: 89 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 79 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday
High: 89 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 78 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 91 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:55 pm CDT Aug 4, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm CDT Aug 4, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 10, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.