Poydras, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poydras weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers37%0.91″95°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast52%—89°74°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm61%—96°76°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm38%—97°76°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—99°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy24%—97°77°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm30%—90°78°-7°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 47 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Poydras at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Poydras
- Sun93°76°37%
- Mon89°74°52%
- Tue96°76°61%
- Wed97°76°38%
- Thu99°76°29%
- Fri97°77°24%
- Sat90°78°30%
- Sun78°75°49%
- Mon84°73°46%
- Tue93°74°28%
- Wed94°76°16%
- Thu93°77°29%
- Fri93°74°35%
- Sat90°75°45%
- Sun89°75°45%
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 — Poydras
SPC includes Poydras 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 Poydras
- 70040
- 70085