Cut Off, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cut Off weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain38%1.4″94°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers46%0.89″88°76°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail66%0.01″90°76°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast39%—94°77°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—93°77°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—91°79°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm25%—84°78°-7°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.88 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 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cut Off at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70345
15-Day Forecast — Cut Off
- Sun94°74°38%
- Mon88°76°46%
- Tue90°76°66%
- Wed94°77°39%
- Thu93°77°19%
- Fri91°79°15%
- Sat84°78°25%
- Sun81°73°42%
- Mon80°74°53%
- Tue89°74°45%
- Wed91°77°30%
- Thu89°79°45%
- Fri91°78°39%
- Sat90°77°48%
- Sun90°77°46%
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 — Cut Off
SPC includes Cut Off in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Cut Off
- 70345