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Morganza, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Morganza, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 5:48 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Sunset
3:13 PM
Morganza, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMorganza, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 76°H 93°
Morganza, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    45%
    93°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    44%
    0.03″
    92°76°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    90°72°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    43%
    92°74°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    18%
    93°73°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    92°74°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    92°73°
Morganza, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
121° · veering 53°
Direction
ESE
121°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 15 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Morganza, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.81012.51013.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Morganza, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Morganza, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
10:48 UTC · Morganza, 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
10:48 UTC · Morganza, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Morganza, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Morganza, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Morganza, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
3:13 PM
Civil dusk
8:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Morganza, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Morganza, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Morganza at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 70759

15-Day Forecast — Morganza

  1. Sun92°76°45%
  2. Mon92°76°44%
  3. Tue90°72°50%
  4. Wed92°74°43%
  5. Thu93°73°18%
  6. Fri92°74°23%
  7. Sat92°73°32%
  8. Sun77°73°56%
  9. Mon89°73°55%
  10. Tue92°72°31%
  11. Wed93°74°27%
  12. Thu87°72°35%
  13. Fri91°73°40%
  14. Sat89°71°43%
  15. Sun84°73°45%

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 — Morganza

SPC has placed Morganza 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 Morganza

  • 70759
  • 70715

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.