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Extreme Cold Watch, Louisiana

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For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 15 expected. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Ended Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Friday, January 23, 10:22 at night.

Replaced by the Cold Weather Advisory on Friday, January 23, 10:22 at night.

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Map of Louisiana with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch 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 as low as 15 expected. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 4 above expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold temperatures as low as 9 possible.
Where
Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Louisiana and southeast Texas.
When
For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 6 in the evening Saturday to noon CST Sunday. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from 6 in the evening Sunday to noon CST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
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. Extended to Tuesday, noon. January 23, 2026
  2. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. January 23, 2026