Taft, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taft weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast29%—91°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast32%—90°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers77%—92°74°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast49%—96°75°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—99°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy32%—97°76°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm45%—85°75°-12°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 61 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 16.0 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.94 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.0 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Taft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.
15-Day Forecast — Taft
- Sun91°75°29%
- Mon90°74°32%
- Tue92°74°77%
- Wed96°75°49%
- Thu99°74°27%
- Fri97°76°32%
- Sat85°75°45%
- Sun78°72°58%
- Mon81°73°59%
- Tue92°73°32%
- Wed92°74°28%
- Thu90°74°43%
- Fri92°74°39%
- Sat87°73°48%
- Sun86°74°48%
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 — Taft
SPC includes Taft 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 Taft
- 70057