Gloster, Louisiana Weather
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Gloster weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle38%0.01″95°77°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—96°78°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers35%—92°73°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers35%—94°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle22%—94°72°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear12%—98°74°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——99°74°+1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 50 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 9.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gloster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71030
16-Day Forecast — Gloster
- Sat95°77°38%
- Sun96°78°15%
- Mon92°73°35%
- Tue94°71°35%
- Wed94°72°22%
- Thu98°74°12%
- Fri99°74°4%
- Sat99°73°9%
- Sun92°71°9%
- Mon91°68°9%
- Tue90°65°7%
- Wed90°65°16%
- Thu91°67°12%
- Fri93°70°17%
- Sat92°72°17%
- Sun79°68°29%
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 — Gloster
SPC has placed Gloster 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 Gloster
- 71030