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Sarepta, Louisiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sarepta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sarepta, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 6:53 AM
72
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
76°
Humidity
89%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Sarepta, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSarepta, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 72°H 91°
Sarepta, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    25%
    0.39″
    91°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    32%
    9.0″
    92°71°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    97°71°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    99°72°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    101°75°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    98°75°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    13%
    101°74°+3°
Sarepta, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 31°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 28 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the s.
Sarepta, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.5
-2.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.5
mb
3h
-2.7
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.71004.11004.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Sarepta, LA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sarepta, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.3mi
UNLIMITED
92 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
11:53 UTC · Sarepta, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
11:53 UTC · Sarepta, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sarepta, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sarepta, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sarepta, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sarepta, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sarepta, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sarepta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71071

16-Day Forecast — Sarepta

  1. Sun91°72°25%
  2. Mon92°71°32%
  3. Tue97°71°18%
  4. Wed99°72°8%
  5. Thu101°75°3%
  6. Fri98°75°5%
  7. Sat101°74°13%
  8. Sun97°69°19%
  9. Mon100°71°12%
  10. Tue103°74°10%
  11. Wed106°76°8%
  12. Thu106°78°11%
  13. Fri109°78°17%
  14. Sat110°81°16%
  15. Sun103°76°26%
  16. Mon105°78°20%

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 — Sarepta

SPC has placed Sarepta 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 Sarepta

  • 71071

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.