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Plain Dealing, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Plain Dealing, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:12 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
90%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Sunset
3:26 PM
Plain Dealing, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlain Dealing, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 94°
Plain Dealing, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    94°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    20%
    94°74°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    20%
    98°70°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    99°72°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    100°75°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    100°76°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    15%
    101°75°+1°
Plain Dealing, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
126° · backing 38°
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 4
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 4 · pk 32 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 38° from the se.
Plain Dealing, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.1
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.1
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.01003.51005.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Plain Dealing, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.86 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
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Plain Dealing, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.1mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
06:12 UTC · Plain Dealing, 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
06:12 UTC · Plain Dealing, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Plain Dealing, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plain Dealing, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plain Dealing, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Plain Dealing, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Plain Dealing, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plain Dealing at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71064

15-Day Forecast — Plain Dealing

  1. Sun94°72°17%
  2. Mon94°74°20%
  3. Tue98°70°20%
  4. Wed99°72°7%
  5. Thu100°75°2%
  6. Fri100°76°6%
  7. Sat101°75°15%
  8. Sun99°72°17%
  9. Mon100°72°16%
  10. Tue100°76°9%
  11. Wed103°72°9%
  12. Thu100°70°14%
  13. Fri97°72°19%
  14. Sat91°71°16%
  15. Sun93°72°20%

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 — Plain Dealing

SPC has placed Plain Dealing 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 Plain Dealing

  • 71064

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.