Baskin, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Baskin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast30%—88°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle38%0.02″90°74°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast38%—91°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle15%—94°74°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle10%—93°74°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy10%—93°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy24%—91°74°-2°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.92 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 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Baskin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71219
15-Day Forecast — Baskin
- Sun88°71°30%
- Mon90°74°38%
- Tue91°70°38%
- Wed94°74°15%
- Thu93°74°10%
- Fri93°74°10%
- Sat91°74°24%
- Sun85°72°35%
- Mon91°71°26%
- Tue95°75°18%
- Wed95°70°16%
- Thu90°70°22%
- Fri91°73°26%
- Sat89°73°26%
- Sun85°73°24%
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 — Baskin
SPC has placed Baskin 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.
ZIP codes in Baskin
- 71219