Claiborne, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Claiborne weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain46%1.2″93°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle26%—88°72°-5°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle34%—91°74°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle34%—90°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm18%—89°72°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——94°72°+5°
- FridayJul 10Clear——96°75°+2°
AQI 84 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Claiborne at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Claiborne
- Sat93°72°46%
- Sun88°71°26%
- Mon91°74°34%
- Tue90°70°34%
- Wed89°72°18%
- Thu94°72°5%
- Fri96°75°6%
- Sat96°74°21%
- Sun88°72°30%
- Mon76°70°18%
- Tue84°71°13%
- Wed90°71°11%
- Thu92°77°23%
- Fri94°75°19%
- Sat96°74°23%
- Sun96°72°32%
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 — Claiborne
SPC has placed Claiborne in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Claiborne
- 71291