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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 11:16 AM
88
°
Overcast
Feels like
101°
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 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 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 74°H 91°
Pierre Part, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    50%
    1.3″
    91°74°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    25%
    —
    85°75°-6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    69%
    —
    92°73°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    41%
    —
    95°74°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    —
    94°75°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.01″
    97°75°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    0.37″
    95°75°-2°
Pierre Part, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°70°82°94°6a12p6p12anow 87°high 91°low 74°PRECIP %
Pierre Part, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
309° · veering 168°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 9:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 374SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pierre Part, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.7
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-24hNOW1014.91012.11013.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Pierre Part, LA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
→-2 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
6.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
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/m³340
Pierre Part, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
80%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
47.1mi
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
16:16 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
16:16 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
71% 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: 6°F above 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. Sun91°74°50%
  2. Mon85°75°25%
  3. Tue92°73°69%
  4. Wed95°74°41%
  5. Thu94°75°20%
  6. Fri97°75°32%
  7. Sat95°75°51%
  8. Sun76°73°57%
  9. Mon74°72°60%
  10. Tue88°71°50%
  11. Wed95°74°31%
  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.

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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.