Shreveport, Louisiana Weather
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Shreveport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:09 PM CST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——78°56°—
- WednesdayNov 11Overcast——77°61°-1°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——74°57°-3°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——69°54°-5°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——65°49°-4°
- SundayNov 15Overcast18%—59°52°-6°
- MondayNov 16Light Drizzle18%0.05″55°46°-4°
Air quality now AQI 80 · Moderate
AQI 80 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28.
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 60 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 3.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- 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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:11 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Shreveport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 67°F (high 78°F, low 56°F), 9°F above the 58°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: March 9 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 5 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Shreveport
- Tue78°56°1%
- Wed77°61°4%
- Thu75°57°0%
- Fri71°55°0%
- Sat68°51°0%
- Sun57°52°18%
- Mon53°45°18%
- Tue63°45°3%
- Wed69°50°4%
- Thu66°59°14%
- Fri73°59°19%
- Sat70°44°52%
- Sun51°40°42%
- Mon46°34°13%
- Tue49°30°20%
- Wed61°38°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Shreveport
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Shreveport — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 18) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Shreveport
Shreveport sits in Caddo County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 17m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 1m — a swing of +4h 16m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
New Orleans, the state’s largest city, lies about 282 miles to the SE. The nearest town Shreveport tracks is Lake Charles, roughly 160 miles to the SSE.
Air quality in Shreveport
Air quality in Shreveport’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 36). See the full air-quality history for Shreveport.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | spinach, radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| June | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| September | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
August is Shreveport's warmest stretch (~84°F) and January its coldest (~48°F); precipitation crests in April at 5.2 inches and ebbs in August to 2.9 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 4.4″ | 6 |
| February | 52° | 4.3″ | 6 |
| March | 59° | 4.9″ | 7 |
| April | 66° | 5.2″ | 5 |
| May | 74° | 4.5″ | 6 |
| June | 81° | 4.8″ | 6 |
| July | 84° | 3.5″ | 5 |
| August | 84° | 2.9″ | 4 |
| September | 78° | 3.5″ | 4 |
| October | 67° | 4.6″ | 5 |
| November | 57° | 4.0″ | 6 |
| December | 50° | 4.9″ | 6 |
Regional context
Similar climates Lakeview, LA, Bossier City, LA, Greenwood, LA
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Shreveport runs from a 48°F January mean to 84°F in July, a 36°F seasonal spread, with near 51.4 inches of precipitation across about 66 wet days.
Shreveport's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: April peaks at 5.2 inches on 5.3 wet days, while August holds 2.9 inches over 4.1 — no season dominates Shreveport's rain calendar. That lines Shreveport up with places like Lakeview, LA, Bossier City, LA and Greenwood, LA, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Shreveport reaches its last hard frost near March 9; that is the cue for lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens. Heat-demanding starts go out a fortnight on in Shreveport, after the soil warms and cold snaps clear. The season ends by November 18 in Shreveport, once hard frosts set back in. Open lawns in Shreveport whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Lakeview, LA, Bossier City, LA, Greenwood, LA, Blanchard, LA, Red Chute, LA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Shreveport?
- Frost typically leaves Shreveport by March 9 and returns to Shreveport near November 18.
- What is the rainy season in Shreveport?
- April is the wettest month in Shreveport, about 5.2 inches on average; the year totals roughly 51 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Shreveport?
- On average August tops the year in Shreveport at about 84°F.
- What is the coldest month in Shreveport?
- The coldest stretch in Shreveport falls in January, around 48°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Shreveport?
- Around March 9, start frost-hardy crops in Shreveport; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- How many rainy days does Shreveport get?
- Shreveport records around 66 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Shreveport?
- Because Shreveport bottoms near 48°F in January, that winter low sets Shreveport's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Shreveport?
- Shreveport's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Shreveport?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Shreveport in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Shreveport?
- Current conditions for Shreveport and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Shreveport forecast updated?
- The Shreveport forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Shreveport?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Shreveport are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Shreveport?
- The next few days in Shreveport's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Shreveport sits at 32.5°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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