Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lafourche Crossing weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain52%1.0″88°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast45%—89°74°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm81%—93°74°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle48%—95°75°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm28%—94°75°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast32%—94°75°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm49%—94°75°0°
AQI 43 (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 0.82 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) 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
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lafourche Crossing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lafourche Crossing
- Sun88°72°52%
- Mon89°74°45%
- Tue93°74°81%
- Wed95°75°48%
- Thu94°75°28%
- Fri94°75°32%
- Sat94°75°49%
- Sun76°73°60%
- Mon74°71°65%
- Tue86°72°43%
- Wed92°74°38%
- Thu94°76°41%
- Fri91°78°39%
- Sat91°73°41%
- Sun92°76°61%
- Mon94°75°58%
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 — Lafourche Crossing
SPC includes Lafourche Crossing 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 Lafourche Crossing
- 70301