Lafayette, Louisianna 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS64 KLCH 070557
AFDLCH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1157 PM CST Fri Mar 6 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Flow off the Gulf will continue a fetch of warm moist air, and
possible near-record high temps will continue into at least
Saturday.

- Extensive frontal system sags into the ArkLaTex on SAT and SUN
bringing with it widespread showers and thunderstorms.

- Slight Risk for severe and flooding weather SAT afternoon and
overnight. Risk decreases SUN with only a Marginal Risk (1 of 4) for
flooding rainfall.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1145 PM CST Fri Mar 6 2026

Winds have increased somewhat after sundown, which was not
expected. Winds should come down thru sunrise with a steady
increase thereafter and fall after 20z. The strongest gusts this
forecast period, away from any storms, will be from roughly 13 to
20z. Wind speeds will diminish after 18z as the responsible jet
leaves the region quickly.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop over terminals
from mid day onward in response to the approaching front. There is
some split in confidence if cells will develop in the afternoon
along I-10 before the front arrives in the evening. There is a
high enough confidence to include prob30s for TS in this time
frame before the big slug of showers and storms arrive with the
front late in the evening. Greatest hazards with strong storms
will be very large hail, heavy downpours and damaging wind gusts.

11/Calhoun

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AEX  86  68  84  64 /  20  30  80  70
LCH  81  68  81  66 /  20  20  70  70
LFT  83  71  83  68 /  20  10  60  70
BPT  81  68  81  66 /  30  20  70  70

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...None.
TX...None.
GM...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...87
LONG TERM....87
AVIATION...11