Plaucheville, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plaucheville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast33%—91°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle40%0.02″90°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail43%—89°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—91°74°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—91°74°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—91°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle28%—89°73°-2°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Plaucheville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71362
15-Day Forecast — Plaucheville
- Sun91°75°33%
- Mon90°74°40%
- Tue89°72°43%
- Wed91°74°25%
- Thu91°74°13%
- Fri91°74°16%
- Sat89°73°28%
- Sun80°72°49%
- Mon90°72°48%
- Tue92°73°31%
- Wed92°75°20%
- Thu88°73°19%
- Fri90°73°32%
- Sat89°72°34%
- Sun82°73°26%
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 — Plaucheville
SPC has placed Plaucheville 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 Plaucheville
- 71362