Gray, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gray weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers43%0.45″88°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast55%—88°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm77%—94°76°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle44%—96°76°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm26%—93°76°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—95°76°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm46%—93°76°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.90 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gray at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70359
16-Day Forecast — Gray
- Sun90°76°43%
- Mon88°74°55%
- Tue94°76°77%
- Wed96°76°44%
- Thu93°76°26%
- Fri95°76°28%
- Sat93°76°46%
- Sun77°74°56%
- Mon75°72°65%
- Tue86°73°45%
- Wed91°74°39%
- Thu94°76°41%
- Fri92°78°36%
- Sat91°73°36%
- Sun92°77°56%
- Mon94°76°56%
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 — Gray
SPC includes Gray 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 Gray
- 70359
- 70364