Merrydale, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Merrydale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—93°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—91°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers52%0.21″90°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm58%—90°75°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast47%—94°75°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear21%—96°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy23%—98°77°+2°
AQI 120 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 47 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 16.0 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.0 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Merrydale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Merrydale
- Sat93°76°11%
- Sun91°75°25%
- Mon90°74°52%
- Tue90°75°58%
- Wed94°75°47%
- Thu96°75°21%
- Fri98°77°23%
- Sat98°75°29%
- Sun86°76°43%
- Mon85°74°46%
- Tue80°74°31%
- Wed89°72°33%
- Thu89°74°40%
- Fri94°74°48%
- Sat94°75°66%
- Sun97°76°48%
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 — Merrydale
SPC has placed Merrydale in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Merrydale
- 70812