Bridge City, Louisiana Weather
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Bridge City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle39%0.02″94°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast34%—88°75°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers76%—95°77°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle46%—96°78°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail25%—97°78°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—99°78°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm41%0.09″97°79°-2°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bridge City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Bridge City
- Sun94°76°39%
- Mon88°75°34%
- Tue95°77°76%
- Wed96°78°46%
- Thu97°78°25%
- Fri99°78°29%
- Sat97°79°41%
- Sun81°75°54%
- Mon75°73°53%
- Tue93°72°32%
- Wed97°78°26%
- Thu95°79°45%
- Fri93°79°33%
- Sat97°77°36%
- Sun97°78°55%
- Mon97°78°39%
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 — Bridge City
SPC includes Bridge City 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 Bridge City
- 70094