Dulac, Louisiana Weather
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Dulac weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers30%0.06″91°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast37%—88°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail55%—92°76°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—94°77°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm15%—94°77°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—91°78°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm27%—87°77°-4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dulac at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70353
15-Day Forecast — Dulac
- Sun91°76°30%
- Mon88°76°37%
- Tue92°76°55%
- Wed94°77°23%
- Thu94°77°15%
- Fri91°78°15%
- Sat87°77°27%
- Sun82°75°39%
- Mon78°75°54%
- Tue88°73°48%
- Wed91°76°36%
- Thu88°77°45%
- Fri91°78°39%
- Sat89°78°48%
- Sun89°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 — Dulac
SPC includes Dulac 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 Dulac
- 70353
- 70363