Provencal, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Provencal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast22%—92°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers29%0.13″91°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle29%—97°70°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——97°74°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——98°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——100°75°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast16%—100°73°0°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 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 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Provencal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71468
15-Day Forecast — Provencal
- Sun92°73°22%
- Mon91°74°29%
- Tue97°70°29%
- Wed97°74°8%
- Thu98°75°2%
- Fri100°75°7%
- Sat100°73°16%
- Sun89°72°24%
- Mon98°72°25%
- Tue99°74°16%
- Wed104°75°8%
- Thu95°71°19%
- Fri93°76°23%
- Sat93°73°23%
- Sun89°72°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 — Provencal
SPC has placed Provencal 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 Provencal
- 71468
- 71469