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Clarence, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Clarence, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:37 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
90%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Sunset
3:21 PM
Clarence, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClarence, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 73°H 92°
Clarence, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    92°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.02″
    91°75°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    97°71°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    96°74°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    99°74°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    100°75°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    17%
    100°73°
Clarence, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 45°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3011SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the ese.
Clarence, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.5
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.5
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.31009.91010.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Clarence, LA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
14.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Clarence, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
09:37 UTC · Clarence, 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
09:37 UTC · Clarence, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clarence, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clarence, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clarence, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
3:21 PM
Civil dusk
8:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Clarence, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
11:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Clarence, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clarence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71414

15-Day Forecast — Clarence

  1. Sun92°73°26%
  2. Mon91°75°30%
  3. Tue97°71°30%
  4. Wed96°74°13%
  5. Thu99°74°2%
  6. Fri100°75°7%
  7. Sat100°73°17%
  8. Sun89°73°25%
  9. Mon99°72°24%
  10. Tue100°75°16%
  11. Wed104°75°8%
  12. Thu96°72°19%
  13. Fri94°74°22%
  14. Sat92°73°23%
  15. Sun92°72°17%

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 — Clarence

SPC has placed Clarence 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.

ZIP codes in Clarence

  • 71457
  • 71414

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.