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Pierre Part, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Pierre Part, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:57 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
90%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Sunset
3:09 PM
Pierre Part, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPierre Part, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 74°H 90°
Pierre Part, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    43%
    0.39″
    90°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    39%
    90°74°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    74%
    92°74°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    95°74°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    94°75°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.01″
    97°75°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    0.37″
    95°75°-2°
Pierre Part, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 45°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
10
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 10 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 192SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 45° from the sw.
Pierre Part, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.91 inHg
Now
1013.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.21012.11013.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Pierre Part, LA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Pierre Part, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
12:57 UTC · Pierre Part, 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
12:57 UTC · Pierre Part, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pierre Part, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pierre Part, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pierre Part, 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
1:09 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
3:09 PM
Civil dusk
8:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pierre Part, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pierre Part, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pierre Part at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 70339

16-Day Forecast — Pierre Part

  1. Sun90°75°43%
  2. Mon90°74°39%
  3. Tue92°74°74%
  4. Wed95°74°43%
  5. Thu94°75°23%
  6. Fri97°75°27%
  7. Sat95°75°50%
  8. Sun76°73°58%
  9. Mon74°72°61%
  10. Tue88°71°38%
  11. Wed95°74°33%
  12. Thu95°76°41%
  13. Fri93°77°39%
  14. Sat92°70°41%
  15. Sun90°76°61%
  16. Mon93°75°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 — Pierre Part

SPC includes Pierre Part 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 Pierre Part

  • 70339

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.