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Oberlin, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Oberlin, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 9:02 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Oberlin, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOberlin, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 53% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 75°H 91°
Oberlin, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    53%
    0.04″
    91°75°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    31%
    1.7″
    91°75°0°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    58%
    —
    93°72°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    —
    94°74°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    —
    94°74°0°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    —
    94°75°0°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    T-storm w/ Hail
    32%
    —
    94°75°0°
Oberlin, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°72°83°94°6a12p6p12anow 83°high 91°low 75°PRECIP %
Oberlin, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · backing 50°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 50° from the w.
Oberlin, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.9
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.9
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1012–1015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.11012.01013.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Oberlin, LA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
→+1 in 6h

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
5.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 16

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Oberlin, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
44.0mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
14:02 UTC · Oberlin, 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
14:02 UTC · Oberlin, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oberlin, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oberlin, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oberlin, 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
1:13 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oberlin, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oberlin, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oberlin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 70655

16-Day Forecast — Oberlin

  1. Sun92°72°53%
  2. Mon91°75°31%
  3. Tue93°72°58%
  4. Wed94°74°23%
  5. Thu94°74°10%
  6. Fri94°75°15%
  7. Sat94°75°32%
  8. Sun86°73°56%
  9. Mon94°72°54%
  10. Tue98°72°36%
  11. Wed95°73°20%
  12. Thu95°75°31%
  13. Fri98°76°42%
  14. Sat98°78°36%
  15. Sun95°79°39%
  16. Mon95°75°52%

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 — Oberlin

SPC has placed Oberlin 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.

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ZIP codes in Oberlin

  • 70655
  • 70648

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.