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St. Gabriel, Louisiana Weather

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

St. Gabriel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Gabriel, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:57 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
83%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Sunset
3:09 PM
St. Gabriel, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Gabriel, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 75°H 92°
St. Gabriel, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    55%
    0.21″
    92°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    42%
    0.11″
    92°75°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    75%
    93°74°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    46%
    96°74°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    27%
    96°75°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.01″
    95°75°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Showers
    49%
    0.18″
    94°73°-1°
St. Gabriel, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · backing 128°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
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 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 128° from the ssw.
St. Gabriel, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.71013.51014.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
St. Gabriel, LA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.92 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
14.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
St. Gabriel, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.8mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
12:57 UTC · St. Gabriel, 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
12:57 UTC · St. Gabriel, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Gabriel, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Gabriel, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Gabriel, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
3:09 PM
Civil dusk
8:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Gabriel, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Gabriel, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Gabriel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — St. Gabriel

  1. Sun92°76°55%
  2. Mon92°75°42%
  3. Tue93°74°75%
  4. Wed96°74°46%
  5. Thu96°75°27%
  6. Fri95°75°31%
  7. Sat94°73°49%
  8. Sun76°73°61%
  9. Mon76°72°63%
  10. Tue90°71°35%
  11. Wed94°74°35%
  12. Thu96°76°39%
  13. Fri95°77°35%
  14. Sat92°73°36%
  15. Sun91°76°49%
  16. Mon94°74°49%

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 — St. Gabriel

SPC has placed St. Gabriel 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 St. Gabriel

  • 70721
  • 70776
  • 70780

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.