Hayes, Louisiana Weather
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Hayes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle42%—94°78°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain23%0.06″90°75°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail59%—90°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers22%—94°74°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——93°76°-1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear16%—93°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm43%—91°77°-2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.74 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hayes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70646
16-Day Forecast — Hayes
- Sun94°78°42%
- Mon90°75°23%
- Tue90°74°59%
- Wed94°74°22%
- Thu93°76°9%
- Fri93°76°16%
- Sat91°77°43%
- Sun83°75°50%
- Mon86°74°43%
- Tue92°74°34%
- Wed93°75°23%
- Thu94°76°40%
- Fri94°76°35%
- Sat94°79°40%
- Sun92°78°41%
- Mon92°76°50%
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 — Hayes
SPC includes Hayes 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 Hayes
- 70646