Chilly Times Ahead: Lake Charles Braces for a Frosty Weekend

Lake Charles is in for a frosty surprise this weekend. The weather forecast is not looking good. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for southwest Louisiana. This means ice and bone-chilling wind chills are on the way. Things are expected to get pretty cold. The wind chill could drop to a shocking 9 degrees. This is not just a light chill. It is dangerously cold. The area might see up to 0. 1 inch of ice. This is not a lot, but it is enough to cause problems. The cold weather is expected to start on Saturday. Rain chances will be very high. They will reach 95% from noon to 6 p. m. Then, they will drop to 80% for the rest of the day. The cold weather advisory will begin around 6 p. m. Saturday. Temperatures will drop to 43 degrees. The wind chill will make it feel like 38 degrees. By midnight Sunday, the rain chances will be 100%. This will last until 6 a. m. Temperatures will be as low as 37 degrees. The wind chill will make it feel like 29 degrees. Around 6 a. m. Sunday, the rain chances will drop to 75%. They will stay this way until noon. Temperatures will still be around 37 degrees. The wind chill will make it feel like 27 degrees.From noon to 6 p. m. on Sunday, the rain chances will drop to 20%. Temperatures will be around 38 degrees. The wind chill will make it feel like 28 degrees. By 6 p. m. Sunday, all precipitation will be gone. The cold will stick around. Temperatures will drop to 36 degrees. They will keep falling overnight. Monday will be the coldest day. Temperatures will drop to 27 degrees. The wind chill will make it feel like 9 degrees. This is dangerously cold. The Calcasieu Parish School Board and the Diocese of Lake Charles have canceled school for Monday. They are concerned about black ice on the roads. They are also worried about the extreme cold at bus stops. Temperatures will start to rise on Monday afternoon. They will go above freezing between noon and midnight. The high will be 35 degrees. The wind chill will be up to 26 degrees. On Tuesday, temperatures will drop below freezing again. They will be as low as 22 degrees. The wind chill will be 20 degrees. But there is good news. Temperatures will rise above freezing again on Tuesday at noon. They will reach as high as 43 degrees. They will stay above 32 degrees for the rest of the day. By Tuesday afternoon, the clouds will move out. The area will see more sunshine. The weather will start to warm up. Temperatures will reach the 50s and 60s by Wednesday.