Perry, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Perry weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle33%—93°77°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers49%0.06″89°77°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail71%—92°76°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle43%—94°75°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail20%—94°76°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—92°76°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle30%—91°78°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Perry at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70575
16-Day Forecast — Perry
- Sun90°75°33%
- Mon89°77°49%
- Tue92°76°71%
- Wed94°75°43%
- Thu94°76°20%
- Fri92°76°14%
- Sat91°78°30%
- Sun78°74°51%
- Mon77°73°58%
- Tue91°74°36%
- Wed94°75°30%
- Thu93°77°34%
- Fri93°78°36%
- Sat93°79°42%
- Sun92°77°46%
- Mon93°76°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 — Perry
SPC includes Perry 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 Perry
- 70510
- 70575