Fort Polk North, Louisiana Weather
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Fort Polk North weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast29%—94°76°—
- SundayJul 5Showers19%1.1″90°74°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm48%—90°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail46%—91°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail19%—95°73°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——96°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear10%—97°73°+1°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.71 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 1.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fort Polk North at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Fort Polk North
- Sat94°76°29%
- Sun90°74°19%
- Mon90°73°48%
- Tue91°72°46%
- Wed95°73°19%
- Thu96°73°3%
- Fri97°73°10%
- Sat99°73°19%
- Sun83°72°22%
- Mon89°68°25%
- Tue89°65°18%
- Wed87°67°37%
- Thu84°67°32%
- Fri96°72°33%
- Sat85°74°33%
- Sun89°72°25%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Fort Polk North
SPC has placed Fort Polk North in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Fort Polk North
- 71459
- 71446