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Cold Weather Advisory, Louisiana

Moderate

For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills between 14 and 20. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Ended Sunday, January 25, 2026.

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Map

Map of Louisiana with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Lafayette, Lake Charles, Alexandria. I-55I-310I-110I-45US 96LafayetteLake CharlesAlexandriaNew IberiaSulphurMISSISSIPPITEXASLOUISIANA50 mi I-55I-310I-110I-45LafayetteLake CharlesAlexandriaMISSISSIPPITEXASLOUISIANA50 mi I-110I-55LafayetteLake CharlesAlexandriaMISSISSIPPITEXASLOUISIANA50 mi I-10I-210LafayetteAlexandriaTEXASLOUISIANA100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills between 14 and 20. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills between 5 and 10 above expected.
Where
Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Louisiana and southeast Texas.
When
For the Cold Weather Advisory, until noon CST Sunday. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from 6 in the evening Sunday to 11 in the morning Tuesday.
Impacts
Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 25, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. Now also replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 23, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
  6. Area expanded. January 22, 2026
  7. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  8. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  9. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
  10. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. January 21, 2026