Kentwood, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kentwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle49%0.04″89°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast37%—91°74°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail45%—92°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail44%—87°73°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—92°72°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—91°73°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm40%—90°73°-1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kentwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70444
15-Day Forecast — Kentwood
- Sun89°74°49%
- Mon91°74°37%
- Tue92°69°45%
- Wed87°73°44%
- Thu92°72°20%
- Fri91°73°18%
- Sat90°73°40%
- Sun76°73°57%
- Mon82°72°59%
- Tue93°72°28%
- Wed94°74°25%
- Thu85°72°36%
- Fri88°72°32%
- Sat87°70°34%
- Sun85°72°35%
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 — Kentwood
SPC has placed Kentwood 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 Kentwood
- 70444