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Kinder, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Kinder, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:55 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
83%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Kinder, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKinder, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 76°H 93°
Kinder, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    43%
    0.06″
    93°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    44%
    0.18″
    91°76°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    57%
    90°72°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    92°74°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    93°75°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    93°75°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.01″
    92°76°-1°
Kinder, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · backing 54°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 22 @ 5:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 515SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 54° from the wsw.
Kinder, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.81012.61014.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Kinder, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.82 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
32μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kinder, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.6mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
12:55 UTC · Kinder, 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
12:55 UTC · Kinder, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kinder, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kinder, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kinder, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kinder, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kinder, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kinder at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 70648

16-Day Forecast — Kinder

  1. Sun93°75°43%
  2. Mon91°76°44%
  3. Tue90°72°57%
  4. Wed92°74°23%
  5. Thu93°75°11%
  6. Fri93°75°15%
  7. Sat92°76°32%
  8. Sun84°74°54%
  9. Mon87°73°53%
  10. Tue93°73°38%
  11. Wed92°74°22%
  12. Thu93°75°31%
  13. Fri94°76°42%
  14. Sat95°78°36%
  15. Sun92°78°39%
  16. Mon92°75°52%

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 — Kinder

SPC has placed Kinder 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 Kinder

  • 70648

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.