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St. Martinville, Louisiana Weather

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

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

St. Martinville, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 8:03 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
84%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Sunset
3:12 PM
St. Martinville, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Martinville, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 76°H 95°
St. Martinville, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    42%
    0.34″
    95°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    47%
    91°76°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    73%
    90°75°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    92°75°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    20%
    89°75°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    92°75°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    90°74°-2°
St. Martinville, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
232° · backing 71°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 · pk 17 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 252SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 71° from the sw.
St. Martinville, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-2.2
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-24hNOW1016.51013.51014.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
St. Martinville, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
St. Martinville, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
19%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.4mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
13:03 UTC · St. Martinville, 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
13:03 UTC · St. Martinville, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Martinville, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Martinville, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Martinville, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
3:12 PM
Civil dusk
8:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Martinville, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Martinville, 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. Martinville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — St. Martinville

  1. Sun95°76°42%
  2. Mon91°76°47%
  3. Tue90°75°73%
  4. Wed92°75°46%
  5. Thu89°75°20%
  6. Fri92°75°17%
  7. Sat90°74°41%
  8. Sun82°73°54%
  9. Mon78°72°58%
  10. Tue89°72°36%
  11. Wed92°75°31%
  12. Thu92°76°34%
  13. Fri93°77°36%
  14. Sat92°79°42%
  15. Sun92°77°46%
  16. Mon92°76°52%

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. Martinville

SPC includes St. Martinville 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 St. Martinville

  • 70582

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.