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Gillis, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Gillis, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:57 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
76%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Sunset
3:18 PM
Gillis, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGillis, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 76°H 95°
Gillis, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    27%
    0.06″
    95°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    33%
    93°76°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    61%
    94°72°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    24%
    97°74°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    97°75°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    95°76°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    26%
    94°76°-1°
Gillis, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · backing 80°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 264SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 80° from the wsw.
Gillis, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.91012.51014.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Gillis, LA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.82 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
36μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gillis, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.4mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
12:57 UTC · Gillis, 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
12:57 UTC · Gillis, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gillis, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gillis, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gillis, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:49 AM
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:18 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gillis, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gillis, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gillis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Gillis

  1. Sun95°77°27%
  2. Mon93°76°33%
  3. Tue94°72°61%
  4. Wed97°74°24%
  5. Thu97°75°12%
  6. Fri95°76°17%
  7. Sat94°76°26%
  8. Sun88°73°52%
  9. Mon90°72°48%
  10. Tue98°73°33%
  11. Wed98°74°19%
  12. Thu98°75°31%
  13. Fri97°76°42%
  14. Sat99°78°36%
  15. Sun96°79°39%
  16. Mon96°76°52%

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 — Gillis

SPC includes Gillis 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 Gillis

  • 70611

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.