LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – We’re finally finally getting back to real fall weather!

We’ll see that change Thursday morning as we wake up to temperatures in the low to mid 50s, so you might want that sweater or hoodie you haven’t needed in about three weeks! This will make for a great afternoon with strong north winds and highs in the mid to mid 70s.

Friday morning looks even colder! We’ll probably wake up to the mid 40’s except for the immediate area where Cameron probably stays in the 50’s. Highs in the 70’s will make for nice weather outside!

Next weekend should be nice too, with Saturday being the better of the 2 days. A warming trend will begin on Sunday and we will continue to warm early next week. Another cold front is likely to arrive early next week; and temperatures could be significantly colder behind this front! There could also be some showers ahead of it around Tuesday, though the timing is still somewhat up in the air.

We are still watching the western Caribbean for likely development, especially the new potential Tropical Cyclone 19. It will likely become a tropical depression over the next few days before slowly moving west over the weekend. Depending on how long it persists, it will have at least a potential to strengthen and drift northwestward in the coming week. However, it doesn’t look like this system will pose any problems for southwest Louisiana, and it is very difficult for systems to survive further north this time of year, but we will keep you posted on any changes.

To view current conditions, our hourly forecast, radar and other forecasting tools, visit the KPLC weather page: https://www.kplctv.com/weather/

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