Sikes, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sikes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain44%0.15″91°70°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain26%0.55″90°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers26%—96°69°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle17%—96°71°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——98°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy18%—99°74°+1°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sikes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71473
16-Day Forecast — Sikes
- Sun92°70°44%
- Mon90°72°26%
- Tue96°69°26%
- Wed96°71°17%
- Thu98°74°5%
- Fri98°74°7%
- Sat99°74°18%
- Sun90°73°26%
- Mon95°71°25%
- Tue98°74°13%
- Wed102°75°8%
- Thu103°75°16%
- Fri103°75°16%
- Sat101°75°29%
- Sun98°78°19%
- Mon101°77°36%
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 — Sikes
SPC has placed Sikes 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 Sikes
- 71473