Mansfield, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mansfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast22%—96°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers28%1.7″90°73°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle25%—99°69°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%—97°72°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——99°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——98°75°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast12%—100°73°+2°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mansfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71052
15-Day Forecast — Mansfield
- Sun96°74°22%
- Mon90°73°28%
- Tue99°69°25%
- Wed97°72°11%
- Thu99°75°3%
- Fri98°75°4%
- Sat100°73°12%
- Sun99°73°29%
- Mon99°72°22%
- Tue101°75°8%
- Wed104°75°7%
- Thu96°69°13%
- Fri97°72°26%
- Sat93°72°29%
- Sun87°71°19%
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 — Mansfield
SPC has placed Mansfield 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 Mansfield
- 71052