Prairieville, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prairieville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers45%2.1″91°75°—
- MondayJul 6Showers35%0.14″92°74°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail69%—93°74°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers45%—94°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle26%—95°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—94°75°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Showers48%0.40″92°74°-2°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prairieville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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: 70769
16-Day Forecast — Prairieville
- Sun91°75°45%
- Mon92°74°35%
- Tue93°74°69%
- Wed94°74°45%
- Thu95°74°26%
- Fri94°75°31%
- Sat92°74°48%
- Sun76°72°62%
- Mon76°71°62%
- Tue89°70°33%
- Wed93°74°35%
- Thu95°75°29%
- Fri94°77°32%
- Sat92°73°44%
- Sun90°75°32%
- Mon93°74°42%
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 — Prairieville
SPC has placed Prairieville 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 Prairieville
- 70769