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Cottonport, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Cottonport, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 8:02 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
86%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Sunset
3:15 PM
Cottonport, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCottonport, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 74°H 90°
Cottonport, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.02″
    90°75°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    41%
    0.10″
    91°74°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    44%
    —
    88°71°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    25%
    —
    90°74°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    —
    92°74°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    —
    90°75°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    —
    93°74°+3°
Cottonport, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°70°82°94°6a12p6p12anow 79°high 90°low 74°PRECIP %
Cottonport, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
248° · backing 56°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 56° from the wsw.
Cottonport, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.4
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.4
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1012–1016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.51011.91013.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Cottonport, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
→0 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 2.5DRIVERGood
9.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Cottonport, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
13:02 UTC · Cottonport, 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
13:02 UTC · Cottonport, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cottonport, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cottonport, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cottonport, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
3:15 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cottonport, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cottonport, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cottonport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71327

16-Day Forecast — Cottonport

  1. Sun90°75°25%
  2. Mon91°74°41%
  3. Tue88°71°44%
  4. Wed90°74°25%
  5. Thu92°74°13%
  6. Fri90°75°16%
  7. Sat93°74°28%
  8. Sun83°72°49%
  9. Mon87°72°48%
  10. Tue91°73°31%
  11. Wed93°75°18%
  12. Thu93°75°23%
  13. Fri94°76°32%
  14. Sat92°78°40%
  15. Sun92°78°30%
  16. Mon92°74°42%

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 — Cottonport

SPC has placed Cottonport 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.

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ZIP codes in Cottonport

  • 71327

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.