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Albany, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Albany, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:57 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
80%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:05 AM
Sunset
3:08 PM
Albany, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlbany, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 74°H 93°
Albany, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    37%
    0.21″
    93°75°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    30%
    —
    91°74°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    62%
    —
    89°73°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    43%
    —
    93°74°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    —
    97°74°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    24%
    —
    95°74°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    —
    94°75°-1°
Albany, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°70°84°98°6a12p6p12anow 77°high 93°low 74°PRECIP %
Albany, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 175°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 16 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 233SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Albany, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.2
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.2
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1012–1016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.71012.01013.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Albany, LA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
↓-23 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
1.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
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
Albany, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
12:57 UTC · Albany, 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
12:57 UTC · Albany, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Albany, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Albany, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Albany, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:38 AM
Sunrise
1:05 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
3:08 PM
Civil dusk
8:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Albany, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Albany, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Albany at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 70711

16-Day Forecast — Albany

  1. Sun93°75°37%
  2. Mon91°74°30%
  3. Tue89°73°62%
  4. Wed93°74°43%
  5. Thu97°74°22%
  6. Fri95°74°24%
  7. Sat94°75°40%
  8. Sun78°73°59%
  9. Mon81°72°57%
  10. Tue93°70°32%
  11. Wed95°74°28%
  12. Thu98°75°29%
  13. Fri95°75°35%
  14. Sat92°74°36%
  15. Sun92°75°52%
  16. Mon95°73°45%

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 — Albany

SPC has placed Albany in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Albany

  • 70711

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.