Starbase Louisiana weather
Area weather for Freshwater City, the nearby community of Pecan Island, and coastal Vermilion Parish. Forecast and radar come from the National Weather Service Lake Charles office. This is not SpaceX launch weather, not a go/no-go, and not an official range weather office. Rocket Gumbo is independent — not affiliated with SpaceX, Vermilion Parish, or the State of Louisiana.
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Point forecast for Freshwater City, NOAA CORS FWTR 29.5526°N, 92.3047°W. NWS office: Lake Charles (LCH). Radar: KLCH. This is area weather — not SpaceX launch weather, not a go/no-go, and not an official range weather office.
NWS alerts
Tropical Storm Warning issued September 1 at 2:10PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued September 1 at 11:08AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
NWS forecast
NWS product updated Tue, Sep 1, 2:05 PM CDT.
This Afternoon
86°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely · Wind SE 10 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Heat index values as high as 100. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
82°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy · Wind S 10 to 15 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 82. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
88°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely · Wind S 5 to 10 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
81°F · Partly Cloudy · Wind S 5 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. Heat index values as high as 100. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
88°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely · Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
80°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms · Wind S 5 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 80. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
88°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely · Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
80°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms · Wind S 5 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 80. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
What you are looking at
The point forecast is pinned to NOAA CORS station FWTR at Freshwater City: 29.5526°N, 92.3047°W. That is the same public GNSS marker we use on the Location page.
Radar is the official National Weather Service Lake Charles product (KLCH). The NWS office for this coast is Lake Charles (LCH).
Announcement coverage uses Pecan Island and Vermilion Parish. The precise weather point is Freshwater City. The announced footprint is about 125,000 acres of coastal marsh, as reported.
What this is not
This is not SpaceX launch weather. It is not a go/no-go. It is not an official range weather office. There is no Louisiana launch on the books, and we will not pretend this page is one.
This is not a Texas camera and not a live launch feed. We do not invent temperatures. If the NWS product is down, the page says so and links to weather.gov.
Independent, not official
Rocket Gumbo is an independent local site. Official weather lives on weather.gov. Starbase Louisiana merchandise from Rocket Gumbo is coming soon. The store is not open.
Sources
- NWS point forecast — Freshwater City (29.5526, −92.3047)
- NWS radar — Lake Charles (KLCH)
- NWS Lake Charles office (LCH)
Is this SpaceX launch weather?
No. This is National Weather Service area weather for Freshwater City, Pecan Island, and Vermilion Parish. It is not a go/no-go, not an official range weather office, and not a live launch feed.
Where is the forecast point?
NOAA CORS station FWTR at Freshwater City: 29.5526°N, 92.3047°W. The NWS office for this coast is Lake Charles (LCH). Radar is KLCH.