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Lucky, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Lucky, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:18 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
91%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Sunset
3:22 PM
Lucky, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLucky, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 70°H 93°
Lucky, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    45%
    0.06″
    93°69°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    38%
    0.08″
    93°73°0°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    0.67″
    97°70°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    12%
    0.04″
    97°72°0°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    —
    —
    98°75°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    —
    —
    99°75°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    15%
    —
    99°74°0°
Lucky, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°65°83°100°6a12p6p12anow 70°high 93°low 70°PRECIP %
Lucky, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · backing 92°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lucky, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1005–1009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.71005.11006.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lucky, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
→-1 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background

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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³350
Lucky, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
12:18 UTC · Lucky, 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
12:18 UTC · Lucky, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lucky, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lucky, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lucky, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lucky, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lucky, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lucky at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Lucky

  1. Sun93°69°45%
  2. Mon93°73°38%
  3. Tue97°70°31%
  4. Wed97°72°12%
  5. Thu98°75°3%
  6. Fri99°75°4%
  7. Sat99°74°15%
  8. Sun95°73°23%
  9. Mon96°72°22%
  10. Tue102°74°15%
  11. Wed103°76°7%
  12. Thu103°76°19%
  13. Fri106°78°22%
  14. Sat103°76°23%
  15. Sun99°74°17%
  16. Mon102°78°23%

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 — Lucky

SPC has placed Lucky 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.

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ZIP codes in Lucky

  • 71008
  • 71016

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.