Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northern Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana through tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Last Update: 430 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

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Lake Charles, LA Local Forecast Office

7NM N Cameron LA

Marine Zone Forecast

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

This Afternoon
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Tonight
North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
Thursday
Tropical storm conditions possible. Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 knots. Lake waters very rough. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon.
Thursday Night
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Lake waters rough. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late evening and early morning.
Friday
South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers early in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon.
Friday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Saturday
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Saturday Night
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Sunday
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Sunday Night
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.




Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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430 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
 
 

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