Bernice, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bernice weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast19%—91°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle14%—90°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%—97°71°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——97°74°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——98°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle20%—98°73°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.90 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bernice at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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: 71222
15-Day Forecast — Bernice
- Sun91°70°19%
- Mon90°74°14%
- Tue97°71°26%
- Wed97°74°8%
- Thu99°76°5%
- Fri98°76°5%
- Sat98°73°20%
- Sun94°74°23%
- Mon98°72°15%
- Tue100°75°9%
- Wed100°68°12%
- Thu95°69°16%
- Fri95°73°20%
- Sat93°71°16%
- Sun91°71°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 — Bernice
SPC has placed Bernice 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 Bernice
- 71222