Junction City, Louisiana Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Junction City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Heavy Drizzle19%0.04″93°71°—
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle32%—91°71°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle29%—98°68°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——98°74°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast23%—99°76°+1°
- SundayJul 12Heavy Drizzle28%—98°75°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 12:28 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Junction City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
15-Day Forecast — Junction City
- Mon92°71°19%
- Tue91°71°32%
- Wed98°68°29%
- Thu99°74°5%
- Fri98°74°8%
- Sat99°76°23%
- Sun98°75°28%
- Mon102°73°21%
- Tue107°78°14%
- Wed107°78°6%
- Thu109°78°5%
- Fri104°78°19%
- Sat87°76°17%
- Sun90°71°19%
- Mon88°71°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Junction City
SPC has placed Junction City 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 Junction City
- 71749
- 71256