Pleasure Bend, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pleasure Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain44%0.23″87°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast39%—87°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm81%—91°74°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle51%—96°74°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail28%—97°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—97°75°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm48%0.02″96°74°-1°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pleasure Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Pleasure Bend
- Sun87°73°44%
- Mon87°73°39%
- Tue91°74°81%
- Wed96°74°51%
- Thu97°74°28%
- Fri97°75°36%
- Sat96°74°48%
- Sun78°72°62%
- Mon74°71°64%
- Tue86°71°38%
- Wed94°74°33%
- Thu95°75°44%
- Fri91°76°35%
- Sat89°72°42%
- Sun93°76°61%
- Mon96°74°61%
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 — Pleasure Bend
SPC includes Pleasure Bend in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Pleasure Bend
- 70090