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Delhi, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Delhi, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:15 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
97%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Delhi, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDelhi, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 7 AM.
L 71°H 90°
Delhi, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    22%
    90°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    38%
    90°75°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Rain
    38%
    0.18″
    91°71°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    93°74°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    92°75°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    93°74°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    24%
    93°74°
Delhi, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · backing 72°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Delhi, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.2
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.2
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.31009.51011.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Delhi, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-10 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneGood
36μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Delhi, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
09:15 UTC · Delhi, 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
09:15 UTC · Delhi, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Delhi, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Delhi, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Delhi, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Delhi, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Delhi, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Delhi at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71232

15-Day Forecast — Delhi

  1. Sun90°71°22%
  2. Mon90°75°38%
  3. Tue91°71°38%
  4. Wed93°74°12%
  5. Thu92°75°9%
  6. Fri93°74°9%
  7. Sat93°74°24%
  8. Sun88°72°34%
  9. Mon91°71°23%
  10. Tue96°75°17%
  11. Wed95°69°14%
  12. Thu91°70°22%
  13. Fri89°73°26%
  14. Sat90°72°26%
  15. Sun87°73°24%

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 — Delhi

SPC has placed Delhi 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 Delhi

  • 71232

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.