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

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

Many, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 3:39 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Sunset
3:22 PM
Many, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMany, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 72°H 93°
Many, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    29%
    93°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    30%
    0.54″
    91°71°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    98°69°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    97°74°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    98°74°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    98°75°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    15%
    99°73°+1°
Many, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · backing 18°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 3
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 3 · pk 21 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the ese.
Many, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.51003.51005.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Many, LA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Many, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
08:39 UTC · Many, 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
08:39 UTC · Many, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Many, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Many, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Many, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Many, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Many, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Many at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71449

15-Day Forecast — Many

  1. Sun93°72°29%
  2. Mon91°71°30%
  3. Tue98°69°30%
  4. Wed97°74°10%
  5. Thu98°74°4%
  6. Fri98°75°6%
  7. Sat99°73°15%
  8. Sun95°72°29%
  9. Mon98°72°29%
  10. Tue100°74°14%
  11. Wed103°75°10%
  12. Thu93°71°19%
  13. Fri93°76°23%
  14. Sat92°73°23%
  15. Sun86°72°24%

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 — Many

SPC has placed Many 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 Many

  • 71449

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.