Amelia, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Amelia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain37%0.48″89°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast40%—87°75°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm61%—90°75°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—94°75°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy17%—95°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—96°76°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm42%0.01″88°75°-8°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Amelia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70340
15-Day Forecast — Amelia
- Sun89°75°37%
- Mon87°75°40%
- Tue90°75°61%
- Wed94°75°30%
- Thu95°76°17%
- Fri96°76°22%
- Sat88°75°42%
- Sun81°72°51%
- Mon82°73°60%
- Tue88°74°42%
- Wed91°75°34%
- Thu87°75°42%
- Fri92°75°35%
- Sat84°74°42%
- Sun88°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 — Amelia
SPC includes Amelia in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.
ZIP codes in Amelia
- 70380
- 70340