Pine Prairie, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pine Prairie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle44%—89°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—90°75°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail58%—91°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail30%—93°74°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear13%—93°74°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy15%—93°75°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm31%—93°75°0°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.87 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pine Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70576
16-Day Forecast — Pine Prairie
- Sun89°75°44%
- Mon90°75°38%
- Tue91°71°58%
- Wed93°74°30%
- Thu93°74°13%
- Fri93°75°15%
- Sat93°75°31%
- Sun86°73°54%
- Mon89°72°54%
- Tue95°71°35%
- Wed95°74°19%
- Thu95°74°17%
- Fri96°76°32%
- Sat95°78°36%
- Sun94°78°30%
- Mon94°74°43%
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 — Pine Prairie
SPC has placed Pine Prairie 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 Pine Prairie
- 70576
- 70586