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Mathews, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Mathews, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:55 AM
80
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
89°
Humidity
86%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Sunset
3:06 PM
Mathews, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMathews, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 74°H 92°
Mathews, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    43%
    0.85″
    92°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    48%
    1.0″
    88°74°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    80%
    93°75°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    48%
    95°76°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    26%
    94°76°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    94°76°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    93°77°-1°
Mathews, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
253° · backing 126°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
10
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 10 @ 7:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 232SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mathews, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.71014.51015.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Mathews, LA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.88 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mathews, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
72%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.4mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
12:55 UTC · Mathews, 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
12:55 UTC · Mathews, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mathews, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mathews, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mathews, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
3:06 PM
Civil dusk
8:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mathews, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mathews, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mathews at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 70375

16-Day Forecast — Mathews

  1. Sun93°75°43%
  2. Mon88°74°48%
  3. Tue93°75°80%
  4. Wed95°76°48%
  5. Thu94°76°26%
  6. Fri94°76°28%
  7. Sat93°77°43%
  8. Sun77°74°55%
  9. Mon75°72°63%
  10. Tue86°73°43%
  11. Wed93°74°36%
  12. Thu92°77°40%
  13. Fri90°77°34%
  14. Sat92°75°43%
  15. Sun93°77°55%
  16. Mon94°76°58%

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 — Mathews

SPC includes Mathews in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Mathews

  • 70394

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.