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Des Allemands, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Des Allemands, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:04 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
90%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
3:06 PM
Des Allemands, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDes Allemands, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 75°H 92°
Des Allemands, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    0.01″
    92°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    40%
    90°75°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    82%
    93°74°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    50%
    96°75°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    27%
    96°75°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    31%
    94°75°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    92°76°-2°
Des Allemands, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · backing 123°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 201SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Des Allemands, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.7
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.7
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.81014.61016.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Des Allemands, LA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
-17 in 6h

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
14.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
18μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Des Allemands, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.3mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
12:04 UTC · Des Allemands, 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
12:04 UTC · Des Allemands, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Des Allemands, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Des Allemands, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Des Allemands, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
3:06 PM
Civil dusk
8:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Des Allemands, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Des Allemands, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Des Allemands at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 70030

16-Day Forecast — Des Allemands

  1. Sun92°76°42%
  2. Mon90°75°40%
  3. Tue93°74°82%
  4. Wed96°75°50%
  5. Thu96°75°27%
  6. Fri94°75°31%
  7. Sat92°76°44%
  8. Sun77°73°57%
  9. Mon75°71°61%
  10. Tue88°71°38%
  11. Wed95°74°31%
  12. Thu94°76°43%
  13. Fri91°75°39%
  14. Sat93°73°48%
  15. Sun94°76°48%
  16. Mon94°75°49%

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 — Des Allemands

SPC includes Des Allemands 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 Des Allemands

  • 70030

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.