Columbia, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast48%—93°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain37%0.90″93°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast37%—96°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—99°74°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°76°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——100°75°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast21%—98°74°-2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.84 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
Columbia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71418
15-Day Forecast — Columbia
- Sun92°71°48%
- Mon93°73°37%
- Tue96°70°37%
- Wed99°74°15%
- Thu99°76°9%
- Fri100°75°8%
- Sat98°74°21%
- Sun85°73°31%
- Mon97°71°26%
- Tue99°74°17%
- Wed100°76°13%
- Thu94°71°20%
- Fri94°74°30%
- Sat92°72°35%
- Sun91°73°23%
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 — Columbia
SPC has placed Columbia 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 Columbia
- 71418