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Martin, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Martin, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:57 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
93%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Sunset
3:22 PM
Martin, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMartin, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 7 AM.
L 74°H 95°
Martin, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    38%
    0.06″
    95°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    35%
    0.21″
    94°75°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    35%
    97°70°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    97°71°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    98°73°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    99°74°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    15%
    100°73°+1°
Martin, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
105° · veering 145°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 5
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 5 · pk 32 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 302SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 145° from the ese.
Martin, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.4
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.4
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.71005.81006.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Martin, 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 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 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
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Martin, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.7mi
UNLIMITED
108 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
12:57 UTC · Martin, 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
12:57 UTC · Martin, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Martin, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Martin, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Martin, 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
1:12 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Martin, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Martin, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Martin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 — Martin

  1. Sun95°72°38%
  2. Mon94°75°35%
  3. Tue97°70°35%
  4. Wed97°71°18%
  5. Thu98°73°2%
  6. Fri99°74°3%
  7. Sat100°73°15%
  8. Sun95°73°22%
  9. Mon97°71°21%
  10. Tue102°74°14%
  11. Wed103°75°7%
  12. Thu105°75°19%
  13. Fri106°77°17%
  14. Sat105°75°20%
  15. Sun99°74°20%
  16. Mon103°78°30%

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 — Martin

SPC has placed Martin 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 Martin

  • 71019

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.