Estelle, Louisiana Weather
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Estelle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers43%0.39″94°76°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle39%0.02″88°75°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail79%—94°75°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle45%—96°75°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm24%—98°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—98°77°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm38%—86°76°-12°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 41 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 61) 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 61) 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Estelle 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.
15-Day Forecast — Estelle
- Sun94°76°43%
- Mon88°75°39%
- Tue94°75°79%
- Wed96°75°45%
- Thu98°76°24%
- Fri98°77°28%
- Sat86°76°38%
- Sun77°74°52%
- Mon84°73°53%
- Tue94°74°32%
- Wed93°76°27%
- Thu92°76°29%
- Fri93°74°35%
- Sat90°74°45%
- Sun89°74°45%
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 — Estelle
SPC includes Estelle 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 Estelle
- 70072