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Abita Springs, Louisiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Abita Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Abita Springs, LA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:14 PM
86
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
56%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
3:06 PM
Abita Springs, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAbita Springs, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 75°H 92°
Abita Springs, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    10%
    —
    94°76°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    38%
    0.50″
    92°75°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    —
    95°74°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    61%
    —
    92°74°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    —
    95°74°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    —
    97°74°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    —
    96°75°-1°
Abita Springs, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°70°83°96°6p12a6a12pnow 86°high 92°low 75°PRECIP %
Abita Springs, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 147°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 15 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 426SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 147° from the ssw.
Abita Springs, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1013–1016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.31012.71013.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Abita Springs, LA
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
↑+17 in 6h

AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 68. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
14.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke

Trends

Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.

Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Abita Springs, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
82%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
67.3mi
UNLIMITED
89 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
01:14 UTC · Abita Springs, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
01:14 UTC · Abita Springs, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Abita Springs, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Abita Springs, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Abita Springs, LA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
3:06 PM
Civil dusk
8:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Abita Springs, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Abita Springs, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Abita Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 70420

16-Day Forecast — Abita Springs

  1. Sat94°76°10%
  2. Sun92°75°38%
  3. Mon95°74°58%
  4. Tue92°74°61%
  5. Wed95°74°40%
  6. Thu97°74°16%
  7. Fri96°75°15%
  8. Sat98°76°21%
  9. Sun92°75°41%
  10. Mon83°73°44%
  11. Tue81°73°28%
  12. Wed94°71°53%
  13. Thu91°74°47%
  14. Fri90°74°44%
  15. Sat95°75°40%
  16. Sun96°76°35%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Abita Springs

SPC has placed Abita Springs in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

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ZIP codes in Abita Springs

  • 70420

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.