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Bunkie, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Bunkie, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:55 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Bunkie, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBunkie, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 75°H 90°
Bunkie, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    29%
    0.07″
    90°75°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    45%
    —
    91°75°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    50%
    —
    89°71°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    25%
    —
    90°75°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    —
    93°74°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    —
    91°74°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    29%
    —
    93°75°+2°
Bunkie, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°72°83°94°6a12p6p12anow 76°high 90°low 75°PRECIP %
Bunkie, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 65°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2613SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bunkie, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.7
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.7
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1011–1015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.01011.31012.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Bunkie, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
→0 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Bunkie, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
12:55 UTC · Bunkie, 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
12:55 UTC · Bunkie, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bunkie, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bunkie, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bunkie, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bunkie, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bunkie, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bunkie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71322

16-Day Forecast — Bunkie

  1. Sun89°75°29%
  2. Mon91°75°45%
  3. Tue89°71°50%
  4. Wed90°75°25%
  5. Thu93°74°14%
  6. Fri91°74°16%
  7. Sat93°75°29%
  8. Sun84°72°50%
  9. Mon87°72°50%
  10. Tue91°73°32%
  11. Wed93°75°17%
  12. Thu93°75°23%
  13. Fri96°76°32%
  14. Sat93°78°40%
  15. Sun92°78°30%
  16. Mon93°74°42%

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 — Bunkie

SPC has placed Bunkie 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 Bunkie

  • 71322

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.