Slaughter, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Slaughter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast31%—90°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast41%—92°75°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers46%—91°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm43%—92°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—93°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—93°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm35%0.01″91°73°-2°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.5 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 17.5 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Slaughter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70777
15-Day Forecast — Slaughter
- Sun90°75°31%
- Mon92°75°41%
- Tue91°71°46%
- Wed92°74°43%
- Thu93°73°20%
- Fri93°74°22%
- Sat91°73°35%
- Sun78°73°58%
- Mon86°72°56%
- Tue91°73°31%
- Wed92°74°31%
- Thu86°72°29%
- Fri88°72°32%
- Sat87°71°44%
- Sun86°73°32%
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 — Slaughter
SPC has placed Slaughter 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 Slaughter
- 70777