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Leonville, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Leonville, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 8:02 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
88%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Sunset
3:13 PM
Leonville, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeonville, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 77°H 93°
Leonville, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    49%
    93°78°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    50%
    93°77°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    59%
    89°73°-4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    92°74°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    91°75°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    93°75°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    92°73°-1°
Leonville, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 104°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
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 4 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 209SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 104° from the ssw.
Leonville, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.41013.41014.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Leonville, LA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.83 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Leonville, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.0mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
13:02 UTC · Leonville, 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
13:02 UTC · Leonville, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leonville, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leonville, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leonville, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:13 PM
Civil dusk
8:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leonville, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leonville, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°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: 70551

16-Day Forecast — Leonville

  1. Sun93°78°49%
  2. Mon93°77°50%
  3. Tue89°73°59%
  4. Wed92°74°43%
  5. Thu91°75°18%
  6. Fri93°75°21%
  7. Sat92°73°40%
  8. Sun84°71°56%
  9. Mon82°72°59%
  10. Tue91°72°37%
  11. Wed93°75°28%
  12. Thu92°75°32%
  13. Fri91°76°39%
  14. Sat93°79°37%
  15. Sun92°77°46%
  16. Mon93°74°53%

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 — Leonville

SPC has placed Leonville 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 Leonville

  • 70512
  • 70570
  • 70551

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.