Charenton, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charenton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain36%0.85″91°74°—
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm32%0.11″88°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle58%—89°75°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle31%—90°76°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%—89°78°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—92°77°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm38%—89°77°-3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.75 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Charenton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above 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.
ZIP code: 70523
16-Day Forecast — Charenton
- Sun92°77°36%
- Mon88°76°32%
- Tue89°75°58%
- Wed90°76°31%
- Thu89°78°12%
- Fri92°77°16%
- Sat89°77°38%
- Sun79°74°50%
- Mon76°74°56%
- Tue87°72°47%
- Wed91°74°27%
- Thu90°77°36%
- Fri89°79°39%
- Sat90°75°39%
- Sun88°78°58%
- Mon89°78°56%
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 — Charenton
SPC includes Charenton 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 Charenton
- 70544
- 70514
- 70523