Denham Springs, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Denham Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers50%1.7″92°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—92°75°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm59%—93°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle44%—94°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm23%0.05″97°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—95°74°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%0.01″94°73°-1°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 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 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Denham Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 70706, 70726
16-Day Forecast — Denham Springs
- Sun92°75°50%
- Mon92°75°36%
- Tue93°73°59%
- Wed94°74°44%
- Thu97°75°23%
- Fri95°74°26%
- Sat94°73°42%
- Sun77°71°60%
- Mon80°71°59%
- Tue92°71°32%
- Wed96°74°33%
- Thu97°76°29%
- Fri95°77°32%
- Sat93°75°44%
- Sun94°76°32%
- Mon96°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 — Denham Springs
SPC has placed Denham Springs 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 Denham Springs
- 70726