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Tangipahoa, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Tangipahoa, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 6:57 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
90%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Sunset
3:09 PM
Tangipahoa, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTangipahoa, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 52% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 74°H 90°
Tangipahoa, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    52%
    0.12″
    90°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    37%
    92°74°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    46%
    90°71°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    44%
    90°73°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    94°73°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    93°73°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    94°73°+1°
Tangipahoa, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 122°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 3
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 3 · pk 16 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 251SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Tangipahoa, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.11007.11008.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Tangipahoa, LA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
13.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Tangipahoa, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
11:57 UTC · Tangipahoa, 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
11:57 UTC · Tangipahoa, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tangipahoa, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tangipahoa, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tangipahoa, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
3:09 PM
Civil dusk
8:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tangipahoa, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tangipahoa, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tangipahoa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 70465

16-Day Forecast — Tangipahoa

  1. Sun90°75°52%
  2. Mon92°74°37%
  3. Tue90°71°46%
  4. Wed90°73°44%
  5. Thu94°73°21%
  6. Fri93°73°20%
  7. Sat94°73°40%
  8. Sun77°71°58%
  9. Mon81°71°59%
  10. Tue90°70°28%
  11. Wed96°73°27%
  12. Thu96°74°36%
  13. Fri91°74°32%
  14. Sat90°75°34%
  15. Sun91°74°35%
  16. Mon95°72°36%

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 — Tangipahoa

SPC has placed Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa

  • 70465

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.