DeRidder, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
DeRidder weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast25%—95°77°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast53%—92°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers41%—90°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle16%—97°73°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——98°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—98°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast27%—96°73°-2°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.83 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
DeRidder at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70634
15-Day Forecast — DeRidder
- Sun95°77°25%
- Mon92°76°53%
- Tue90°72°41%
- Wed97°73°16%
- Thu98°73°8%
- Fri98°74°12%
- Sat96°73°27%
- Sun88°73°46%
- Mon94°71°43%
- Tue96°72°26%
- Wed98°74°16%
- Thu95°72°23%
- Fri92°74°26%
- Sat88°71°26%
- Sun75°71°20%
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 — DeRidder
SPC has placed DeRidder 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 DeRidder
- 70634