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Killian, Louisiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Killian weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Killian, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 3:37 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:05 AM
Sunset
3:08 PM
Killian, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKillian, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 75°H 91°
Killian, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.01″
    91°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    50%
    92°74°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    94°73°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    94°74°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    96°74°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    27%
    96°75°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    0.02″
    91°74°-5°
Killian, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · backing 7°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 16 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the nnw.
Killian, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.2
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.2
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.11011.41012.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Killian, LA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
17.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 16

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Killian, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
76 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:37 UTC · Killian, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:37 UTC · Killian, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Killian, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Killian, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Killian, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
1:05 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
3:08 PM
Civil dusk
8:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Killian, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Killian, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Killian at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Killian

  1. Sun91°75°33%
  2. Mon92°74°50%
  3. Tue94°73°59%
  4. Wed94°74°34%
  5. Thu96°74°33%
  6. Fri96°75°27%
  7. Sat91°74°42%
  8. Sun79°72°57%
  9. Mon83°73°51%
  10. Tue94°73°35%
  11. Wed91°75°23%
  12. Thu88°73°32%
  13. Fri94°74°28%
  14. Sat89°72°34%
  15. Sun86°75°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 — Killian

SPC has placed Killian 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 Killian

  • 70462

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.