Bastrop, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bastrop weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain36%0.10″92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast32%—89°70°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—92°74°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle24%—90°71°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm10%—91°73°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle——91°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——95°75°+4°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bastrop at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71220
16-Day Forecast — Bastrop
- Sat92°72°36%
- Sun89°70°32%
- Mon92°74°20%
- Tue90°71°24%
- Wed91°73°10%
- Thu91°72°6%
- Fri95°75°6%
- Sat94°74°24%
- Sun86°71°28%
- Mon78°70°18%
- Tue86°71°13%
- Wed91°72°14%
- Thu92°77°23%
- Fri91°74°20%
- Sat94°74°16%
- Sun94°73°19%
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 — Bastrop
SPC has placed Bastrop in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.
ZIP codes in Bastrop
- 71220
- 71221