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South Vacherie, Louisiana Weather

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

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

South Vacherie, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 8:11 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
88%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Sunset
3:07 PM
South Vacherie, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Vacherie, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 73°H 87°
South Vacherie, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    45%
    0.34″
    87°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    38%
    0.16″
    88°73°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    80%
    91°74°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    96°74°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    29%
    97°74°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    37%
    97°75°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    0.02″
    96°74°-1°
South Vacherie, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · backing 117°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 14 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 281SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 117° from the ssw.
South Vacherie, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.61014.41015.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
South Vacherie, LA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
South Vacherie, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
42%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
13:11 UTC · South Vacherie, 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
13:11 UTC · South Vacherie, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Vacherie, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Vacherie, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Vacherie, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Vacherie, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Vacherie, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Vacherie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — South Vacherie

  1. Sun87°74°45%
  2. Mon88°73°38%
  3. Tue91°74°80%
  4. Wed96°74°50%
  5. Thu97°74°29%
  6. Fri97°75°37%
  7. Sat96°74°49%
  8. Sun78°72°63%
  9. Mon74°71°64%
  10. Tue87°71°38%
  11. Wed94°74°34%
  12. Thu95°75°44%
  13. Fri91°77°35%
  14. Sat89°72°42%
  15. Sun94°76°61%
  16. Mon96°75°61%

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 — South Vacherie

SPC includes South Vacherie in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Vacherie

  • 70090

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.