Grand Cane, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grand Cane weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle26%0.01″96°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain18%1.3″95°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle32%—98°72°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——99°71°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°74°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——100°74°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast16%—99°73°-1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 9.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Grand Cane at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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: 71032
16-Day Forecast — Grand Cane
- Sun96°72°26%
- Mon95°75°18%
- Tue98°72°32%
- Wed99°71°7%
- Thu99°74°3%
- Fri100°74°3%
- Sat99°73°16%
- Sun96°73°14%
- Mon98°71°16%
- Tue104°74°10%
- Wed105°74°9%
- Thu106°76°9%
- Fri108°78°10%
- Sat106°73°23%
- Sun102°74°23%
- Mon104°78°29%
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 — Grand Cane
SPC has placed Grand Cane in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Grand Cane
- 71032