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Basile, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Basile, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 8:58 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Basile, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBasile, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 52% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 75°H 91°
Basile, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    52%
    0.03″
    91°76°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    27%
    0.21″
    92°75°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    61%
    —
    89°73°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    26%
    —
    92°74°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    —
    92°75°0°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    15%
    —
    93°75°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    —
    91°75°-2°
Basile, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°72°83°94°6a12p6p12anow 80°high 91°low 75°PRECIP %
Basile, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · backing 56°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 56° from the wsw.
Basile, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.2
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-24hNOW1015.71012.41013.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Basile, LA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
→-2 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 2.5DRIVERGood
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
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
Basile, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
13:58 UTC · Basile, 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
13:58 UTC · Basile, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Basile, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Basile, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Basile, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Basile, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Basile, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Basile at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°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: 70515

16-Day Forecast — Basile

  1. Sun92°76°52%
  2. Mon92°75°27%
  3. Tue89°73°61%
  4. Wed92°74°26%
  5. Thu92°75°13%
  6. Fri93°75°15%
  7. Sat91°75°33%
  8. Sun83°73°56%
  9. Mon85°73°57%
  10. Tue92°73°37%
  11. Wed92°75°23%
  12. Thu92°75°35%
  13. Fri92°76°42%
  14. Sat93°78°40%
  15. Sun92°77°42%
  16. Mon92°74°48%

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 — Basile

SPC has placed Basile 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 Basile

  • 70515

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.