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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns West; Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms from Plains to mid-Atlantic

Thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall is expected from the Central Plains to the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and across the Southeast. Severe weather from the Upper Midwest to Central Plains increases on Friday. Major to Extreme HeatRisk continues across the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley late this week. Fire weather concerns for the northern Rockies and northern Plains today. Read More >

OFFICIAL NWS FORECAST PRODUCTS
 

 

 

Forecast Products issued by NWS Lake Charles

- Zone Forecasts: A seven-day weather forecast for the forecast area, broken down into groups of counties/parishes.

- Area Forecast Discussion: This product is a discussion, in technical terms, of the reasoning behind the forecast for Southwest, South-Central and Central Louisiana, and extreme Southeast Texas.

 

 

 

Zone Forecast products issued by neighboring NWS Offices

- Southeast Louisiana and Southwest Mississippi Zone Forecasts: Issued by the NWS office in New Orleans.
- Southeast Texas Zone Forecasts: Issued by the NWS office in Houston.
- Arklatex Zone Forecasts: Issued by the NWS office in Shreveport.
 

 

Forecast Discussions issued by neighboring NWS Offices

- Area Forecast Discussion for Southeast Louisiana and Southwest Mississippi: Issued by the NWS office in New Orleans.
- Area Forecast Discussion for Southeast Texas: Issued by the NWS office in Houston.
- Area Forecast Discussion for the Arklatex Region: Issued by the NWS office in Shreveport.