Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Lake Charles, LA

SHORT TERM
(Today through Monday night)
Issued at 521 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025

We are still on track for the first freeze of the year as a robust cold front moves across the region Saturday night and into Sunday.

Tonight we are looking at another round of dense fog as a combination of clear skies, high dew points, and light winds all point to a high probability of another dense fog advisory. Most of Saturday will be hot as south winds continue to pump warm, moist Gulf air into the region. Dew points will touch the 70s while afternoon highs will be in the mid 80s. We could see temperatures go into the upper 80s due to compressional heating ahead of the front. Saturday night we will see the cold front sweep across the CWA Unfortunately, rain chances look to be less than 20% with rainfall totals less than a tenth of an inch. Behind the front will be the first touch of winter as temperatures will plummet 10 to 15 degrees. Sunday will also see an elevated risk for fire weather as the cold, dry air moves south. A Red Flag Watch may need to be issued for the entire CWA as ongoing drought conditions when combined with the gusty winds will lead to elevated fire weather conditions.

LONG TERM
(Tuesday through Saturday)
Issued at 521 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025

Minimum temperatures on Monday will be in the 30s and there is a decent chance (~30%) we will see the first freeze of the year.
Overnight Monday and going into Tuesday the cold air advection will drop temperatures below 32 in central Louisiana and southeast Texas. Down to the coast, temperatures will be in the mid to upper 30s with daytime highs in the 50s and 60s. In addition to the cold, very dry air will drop our dew points into the 20s with minimum RH values around 20% across the region.

Behind the front, high pressure will build to our east. This will cause our winds to be from the south and will lead to steadily rising temperatures. By Wednesday our highs will be back in the mid to upper 70s and into the 80s by Thursday. Overnight lows will also rise quickly and will be in the 60s until the end of the week. Aloft we will be in a stable zonal pattern with the next chance of rain coming on Friday.

AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 521 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025

Areas of fog, some which has become dense, will continue through the next couple of hours, burning off within the 14/15Z time frame. Light mainly SW winds and VFR conditions will then prevail through the remainder of the day into this evening. Tonight, winds initially continue to relax, which will allow for another round of fog to form. As we approach 12Z tomorrow, a cold front will sweep through the area turning wind to the north and causing them to quickly strengthen and become gusty. This should allow for any ongoing fog to burn off quickly, likely prior to sunrise.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 84 53 67 33 / 10 0 0 0 LCH 83 59 71 40 / 0 0 0 0 LFT 84 59 69 37 / 10 10 0 0 BPT 85 58 72 38 / 0 0 0 0

LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...None.
TX...None.
GM...Gale Watch from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning for GMZ470-472-475.