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Plaquemine, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Plaquemine, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:17 AM
88
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
67%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Sunset
3:10 PM
Plaquemine, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlaquemine, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 75°H 94°
Plaquemine, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    47%
    0.34″
    94°76°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.02″
    91°75°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    74%
    —
    93°74°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    40%
    —
    95°74°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    25%
    —
    95°74°0°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    32%
    —
    99°74°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    0.01″
    96°73°-3°
Plaquemine, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°72°85°98°6a12p6p12anow 89°high 94°low 75°PRECIP %
Plaquemine, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · backing 105°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Plaquemine, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.97 inHg
Now
1015.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1014–1016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.31013.51015.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Plaquemine, LA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
→-3 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background

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/m³520
Plaquemine, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
37%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
49.1mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
16:17 UTC · Plaquemine, 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
16:17 UTC · Plaquemine, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Plaquemine, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plaquemine, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plaquemine, 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
1:08 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:10 PM
Civil dusk
8:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Plaquemine, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Plaquemine, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plaquemine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 70764

16-Day Forecast — Plaquemine

  1. Sun94°76°47%
  2. Mon91°75°27%
  3. Tue93°74°74%
  4. Wed95°74°40%
  5. Thu95°74°25%
  6. Fri99°74°32%
  7. Sat96°73°54%
  8. Sun75°72°57%
  9. Mon76°71°61%
  10. Tue89°70°44%
  11. Wed95°74°31%
  12. Thu96°75°39%
  13. Fri96°77°35%
  14. Sat92°74°36%
  15. Sun93°76°49%
  16. Mon95°74°49%

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 — Plaquemine

SPC has placed Plaquemine 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.

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ZIP codes in Plaquemine

  • 70764
  • 70765

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.