Raceland, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raceland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain48%0.49″89°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle48%0.06″88°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers82%—93°75°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast49%—95°76°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail28%—94°76°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—94°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm47%—93°77°-1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.82 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 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
Raceland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70394
16-Day Forecast — Raceland
- Sun89°74°48%
- Mon88°74°48%
- Tue93°75°82%
- Wed95°76°49%
- Thu94°76°28%
- Fri94°76°31%
- Sat93°77°47%
- Sun77°74°59%
- Mon75°72°65%
- Tue86°73°42%
- Wed93°74°37%
- Thu92°77°40%
- Fri90°77°34%
- Sat92°75°43%
- Sun93°77°55%
- Mon94°76°58%
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 — Raceland
SPC includes Raceland 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 Raceland
- 70394