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 5Overcast20%—97°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers41%1.6″91°73°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast31%—99°70°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——97°71°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——99°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——99°75°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast12%—100°73°+1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Grand Cane at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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
15-Day Forecast — Grand Cane
- Sun97°75°20%
- Mon91°73°41%
- Tue99°70°31%
- Wed97°71°9%
- Thu99°75°1%
- Fri99°75°3%
- Sat100°73°12%
- Sun98°73°23%
- Mon99°72°18%
- Tue101°74°11%
- Wed103°75°5%
- Thu97°71°10%
- Fri99°74°20%
- Sat95°72°23%
- Sun86°71°17%
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