Lake Providence, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Providence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast26%—88°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast33%—91°75°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast33%—92°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—93°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——93°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Clear——93°75°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy23%—94°75°+1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Providence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71254
15-Day Forecast — Lake Providence
- Sun88°71°26%
- Mon91°75°33%
- Tue92°72°33%
- Wed93°75°17%
- Thu93°75°6%
- Fri93°75°8%
- Sat94°75°23%
- Sun90°72°24%
- Mon92°71°21%
- Tue98°76°16%
- Wed98°70°11%
- Thu92°71°16%
- Fri90°73°23%
- Sat88°72°21%
- Sun87°73°28%
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 — Lake Providence
SPC has placed Lake Providence 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 Lake Providence
- 71254