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Chackbay, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Chackbay, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:55 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
94%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Sunset
3:07 PM
Chackbay, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChackbay, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 53% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 73°H 87°
Chackbay, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    53%
    0.46″
    87°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.02″
    86°74°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    82%
    90°74°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    50%
    96°74°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    96°75°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    96°75°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    0.01″
    96°74°
Chackbay, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · backing 127°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 14 @ 5:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 331SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 127° from the sw.
Chackbay, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.21013.11014.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Chackbay, LA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.94 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
37μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Chackbay, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
34%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.9mi
UNLIMITED
48 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 · Chackbay, 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 · Chackbay, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chackbay, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chackbay, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chackbay, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chackbay, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chackbay, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chackbay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Chackbay

  1. Sun88°74°53%
  2. Mon86°74°39%
  3. Tue90°74°82%
  4. Wed96°74°50%
  5. Thu96°75°28%
  6. Fri96°75°36%
  7. Sat96°74°50%
  8. Sun78°72°63%
  9. Mon74°71°65%
  10. Tue87°71°40%
  11. Wed93°74°36%
  12. Thu95°75°41%
  13. Fri92°77°39%
  14. Sat90°72°41%
  15. Sun92°76°61%
  16. Mon95°74°58%

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 — Chackbay

SPC includes Chackbay 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 Chackbay

  • 70301

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.