Lafitte, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lafitte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers45%0.34″94°76°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle24%0.03″89°76°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers74%—95°75°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy44%—96°76°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers22%—98°77°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—95°77°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle31%—93°76°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lafitte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70067
16-Day Forecast — Lafitte
- Sun95°74°45%
- Mon89°76°24%
- Tue95°75°74%
- Wed96°76°44%
- Thu98°77°22%
- Fri95°77°22%
- Sat93°76°31%
- Sun79°74°47%
- Mon76°73°53%
- Tue91°73°37%
- Wed95°75°27%
- Thu95°77°35%
- Fri92°76°37%
- Sat94°75°46%
- Sun93°78°45%
- Mon95°76°39%
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 — Lafitte
SPC includes Lafitte 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 Lafitte
- 70067