Empire, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Empire weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain30%0.20″91°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—85°77°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle60%—93°77°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm23%—95°78°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——94°79°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——94°79°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle29%—93°80°-1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 76. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 76. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Empire at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above 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: 70050
16-Day Forecast — Empire
- Sun91°76°30%
- Mon85°77°30%
- Tue93°77°60%
- Wed95°78°23%
- Thu94°79°3%
- Fri94°79°8%
- Sat93°80°29%
- Sun84°74°36%
- Mon79°74°43%
- Tue87°74°33%
- Wed89°77°28%
- Thu92°80°32%
- Fri90°75°35%
- Sat92°76°39%
- Sun91°79°39%
- Mon92°79°33%
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 — Empire
SPC includes Empire 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 Empire
- 70041
- 70050