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South Mansfield, Louisiana Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

South Mansfield, LA
Monday, July 6 at 5:08 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
86%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Sunset
3:24 PM
South Mansfield, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Mansfield, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 72°H 95°
South Mansfield, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    35%
    0.44″
    95°73°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    42%
    2.5″
    90°71°-5°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    33%
    95°69°+5°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    97°74°+2°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    98°74°+1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    15%
    88°74°-10°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    19%
    95°76°+7°
South Mansfield, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · backing 96°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5 mph
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 5 mph · pk 19 mph @ 6:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 335SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 96° from the nw.
South Mansfield, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.1
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.62 inHg
Now
1003.1
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.41000.41003.1
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
South Mansfield, LA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
37μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
South Mansfield, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.2mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
10:08 UTC · South Mansfield, 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
10:08 UTC · South Mansfield, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Mansfield, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Mansfield, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Mansfield, LA
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:53 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
South Mansfield, LA
The moon
Last Quarter
64% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 PM
Moonset
12:32 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Mansfield, LA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Mansfield 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 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

15-Day Forecast — South Mansfield

  1. Mon94°73°35%
  2. Tue90°71°42%
  3. Wed95°69°33%
  4. Thu97°74°3%
  5. Fri98°74°9%
  6. Sat88°74°15%
  7. Sun95°76°19%
  8. Mon99°74°16%
  9. Tue105°75°13%
  10. Wed107°77°5%
  11. Thu105°77°5%
  12. Fri104°76°17%
  13. Sat101°75°19%
  14. Sun98°77°19%
  15. Mon92°73°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — South Mansfield

SPC has placed South Mansfield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 South Mansfield

  • 71052

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.