Cotton Valley, Louisiana Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cotton Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast23%—97°72°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast48%—90°73°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers29%0.08″98°68°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear14%—98°73°0°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——98°73°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast15%—100°75°+2°
- SundayJul 12Overcast15%—96°77°-4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 12:31 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Cotton Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 71018
15-Day Forecast — Cotton Valley
- Mon97°72°23%
- Tue90°73°48%
- Wed98°68°29%
- Thu98°73°14%
- Fri98°73°6%
- Sat100°75°15%
- Sun96°77°15%
- Mon99°75°20%
- Tue107°77°12%
- Wed109°78°5%
- Thu108°78°5%
- Fri106°78°16%
- Sat90°76°17%
- Sun94°73°29%
- Mon89°71°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Cotton Valley
SPC has placed Cotton Valley 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 Cotton Valley
- 71018