Pleasant Hill, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pleasant Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast24%—93°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers43%2.7″89°72°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle25%—99°69°+10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——98°73°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——96°75°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle14%—100°73°+4°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 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 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pleasant Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71065
15-Day Forecast — Pleasant Hill
- Sun93°73°24%
- Mon89°72°43%
- Tue99°69°25%
- Wed98°73°9%
- Thu99°75°2%
- Fri96°75°5%
- Sat100°73°14%
- Sun97°73°24%
- Mon100°73°23%
- Tue99°74°14%
- Wed103°75°6%
- Thu96°70°13%
- Fri94°75°26%
- Sat93°72°29%
- Sun88°72°19%
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 — Pleasant Hill
SPC has placed Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill
- 71065