Sterlington, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sterlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—89°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle24%—92°73°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%—97°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—97°74°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——98°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy22%—97°75°-1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.96 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 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sterlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71280
15-Day Forecast — Sterlington
- Sun90°69°23%
- Mon92°73°24%
- Tue97°70°26%
- Wed97°74°10%
- Thu98°75°6%
- Fri98°76°6%
- Sat97°75°22%
- Sun93°73°27%
- Mon98°73°17%
- Tue100°76°13%
- Wed99°69°10%
- Thu94°69°19%
- Fri93°73°23%
- Sat92°73°29%
- Sun92°72°23%
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 — Sterlington
SPC has placed Sterlington 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 Sterlington
- 71280
- 71211